The boy was admitted to a hospital in Nagasaki after the atomic bombing. Even five months after the explosion on August 9, 1945, he was still suffering from severe burns and keloids (Bring Back the Human Being, 1982).

   The boy was admitted to a hospital in Nagasaki after the atomic bombing. Even five months after the explosion on August 9, 1945, he suffered from severe burns and keloids. This is documented in the color film record “Bring Back the Human Being” (1982).

    Unreleased color film footage documenting the nuclear damage from the atomic bomb was preserved at the U.S. National Archives. 10 That film was returned to Japan through a citizens' movement, funded by public donations, with each 10-foot segment as a unit. The three-part anti-nuclear/peace documentary series “Bring Back the Human Being,” “Prophecy,” and “History: The Era of Nuclear Madness” was produced. This “10-Foot Film Movement,” which launched an international screening campaign, received the 1980 Japan Journalists Conference Special Award.

    This is a work from the 10-foot film movement, a citizen-led initiative concerning atomic bombs that began in 1980. The first film, “Give Us Back Our People” (1982), delved into the essence of nuclear issues using footage of survivors from the time of the bombing and the 1980s. Japan repurchased portions of the 85,000 feet of film shot by the U.S. Army Strategic Bombing Survey immediately after the atomic bombings of World War II. Through the grassroots “10-Foot Film Movement,” which produced documentary films for international screening, three films were made using donations from citizens. The second film, “Prophecy” (1982), depicted victims suffering from nuclear testing and atomic bomb aftereffects and was screened in eight Western countries. The third film, “History = The Age of Nuclear Madness” (1983), delved into the realities of the Manhattan Project, World War II, the Vietnam War, and nuclear deployments in the 1980s. Together, these three films form a trilogy.