The Mushroom Club

Monday October 3rd 2011 | 18.00 
De Balie | Kleine zaal
English subtitles
In combination with Inland Sea 

Japan - 34 min – 2005 

A filmmaker’s journey to Hiroshima, sixty years after the bomb. The film tells a very personal story that must not be forgotten, because the nuclear attack seems to be faded away in the memories of the people.


Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki decided to make this film in 1995 when the fiftieth anniversary of the bombing came and went with minimal media coverage. ‘People thought that the Hiroshima story would finally be heard around the world. Then it came and nothing happened’, said Okazaki. 

He takes a very personal look at Hiroshima – the place, the people and the historical event. It is a compelling collection of everyday images and powerful stories.



The film features several hibakusha or atomic bomb survivors. The oldest was a 25 year old newlywed and the youngest weren’t born yet when the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945. On that day, all of their lives were unalterably changed, beyond what most of us can imagine. 

Produced, written, directed, filmed & edited by: Steven Okazaki
With: Yumi Nekomoto, Masako Unezaki, Masa Takubo
Associate producer: Yumi Nekomoto
Post-production supervisors: Marissa Aroy, Michael Wilson
Artwork and animation: Keiji Nakazawa