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Cinema

Arts & Entertainment Cinema Features 

17th Hiroshima International Animation Festival Prize Winners

August 27, 2018October 12, 2018 GetHiroshima 3377 Views 0 Comment 2018 Hiroshima Animation Festival, Animation

Grand Prize The Blissful Accidental Death A man finds a drawing in an antique shop with a secret love letter

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17th Hiroshima International Animation Festival

August 22, 2018August 27, 2018 Annelise Giseburt 2300 Views 0 Comment 2018 Hiroshima Animation Festival, Animation

The 17th International Animation Festival in Japan – Hiroshima 2018 is on!

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US POWs depicted in Hiroshima A-bomb survivor drawing
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US POWs and the A-bomb

October 25, 2017January 13, 2018 Paul Walsh 3446 Views 0 Comment A-bomb, peace

This fascinating and touching 45 minute documentary commissioned by Hiroshima TV investigates the final days of two American POWs who

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2016 winter holiday movies

December 19, 2016January 6, 2017 GetHiroshima 3216 Views 0 Comment New Year

Rediscover the magic of the cinema this holiday season.

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Zombie Season at Yokogawa Cinema

October 15, 2015January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 3462 Views 0 Comment

As part of Yokogawa’s Zombie Night festivities in the run up to and over Halloween weekend, the fiercly independent Yokogawa

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Film Treasures from MoMA

November 28, 2014January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 3544 Views 0 Comment

In December, Hiroshima film buffs have an opportunity to see a selection of a selection of the films from the

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Video and interviews from Hiroshima International Animation Festival

August 28, 2014October 1, 2014 jjwalsh 3080 Views 0 Comment Hiroshima Animation Festival 2014

Interviews with some of the many talented filmmakers who attended the 30th anniversary of the Hiroshima International Film Festival, plus

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2014 Animation Festival Round-up

August 27, 2014November 8, 2014 jjwalsh 3553 Views 0 Comment competition, festivals, Hiroshima Animation Festival 2014

The Hiroshima International Animation Festival this year was the 15th in Hiroshima and the 30th celebration of creative expression in

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Important documentary A2-B-C Returns to Yokogawa Cinema

June 20, 2014January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 3393 Views 1 Comment

At the end of last year, American filmmaker Ian Thomas Ash‘s powerful documentary A2-B-C, which focuses on a group of

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Radio Love

April 16, 2014January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 3036 Views 0 Comment

Radio Love is a feature film set in Hiroshima and made by Hiroshima born film maker, Hideyuki Tokigawa. The film

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Cinema Picks March 2014

March 7, 2014January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 2937 Views 0 Comment

A bunch of Oscary films are on screen at Hiroshima’s independent theaters this month, including Nebraska, Dallas Buyer’s Club, American

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Fritz Lang Season

December 9, 2013January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 2858 Views 0 Comment

The Hiroshima Cinematographic Library is showing a selection of films directed by Fritz Lang this month.

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2013 Hiroshima Peace Film Festival: Opening Program

December 4, 2013January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 3000 Views 0 Comment

The biennial Hiroshima Peace Film Festival gets underway on Friday. The focus is not only on issues related to Hiroshima,

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Things Left Behind

July 27, 2013January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 498 Views 0 Comment

“Gently pressing out the creases on a blouse long folded up, I bring it into the light of the sun

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi

May 10, 2013January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 3684 Views 0 Comment

The highly acclaimed (99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes) US made documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi tells the story of 85 year-old

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Author David Mitchell “returns” to Hiroshima in Cloud Atlas

March 6, 2013January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 3523 Views 0 Comment

The Hiroshima release of the all-star movie Cloud Atlas on March 15 sees the return of one of its former

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Arts & Entertainment Cinema Features Festivals 

International Animation Festival 2012

August 30, 2012April 14, 2014 jjwalsh 7897 Views 0 Comment 2012, event, Festival

August 23rd~27th marked the 14th biennial international animation festival at Aster Plaza, just down the road from the Peace park.

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HIROSHIMA GARAGE BAKUON FILM FESTIVAL
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Hiroshima Garage Bakuon Film Festival

April 26, 2012January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 616 Views 0 Comment

B-movie cinephiles may like to kick off their Golden Week with three days of international cinema featuring blood, zombies, rock’n’roll

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The Aritist

April 12, 2012January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 2846 Views 0 Comment

One movie you shouldn’t have to worry too much about whether it is dubbed or what language the subtitles are

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Frederick Wiseman Retrospective

February 21, 2012January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 3513 Views 0 Comment

Hiroshima has an excellent Cinematographic Library which shows classic cinema throughout the year at very reasonable prices. It may be

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Exit Through The Gift Shop

January 7, 2012January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 3312 Views 2 Comments

An eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempts to locate and befriend global graffity phenomenon Banksy, only to have

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442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity

January 8, 2011January 12, 2016 Paul Walsh 380 Views 0 Comment

I have just got back from watching 442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity , a documentary about the World

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Arts & Entertainment Cinema Features Music 

Coffy and Funk

November 1, 2000January 11, 2018 Andrew Hill 2874 Views 0 Comment

In a flash, the purple suited lead singer of Osaka Monaurail streaked down the side aisle of  the Yokogawa Cinema and

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Upcoming Events

Sun 07

The 67th Japan Traditional Kōgei Art & Crafts Exhibition

February 17 - March 7
Sun 07

Hiroshima Carp vs Yakult Swallows Preseason Game

March 7 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sun 07

Hiroshima Kagura Livestream (with English Subtitles)

March 7 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fri 12

Hiroshima Carp vs Nippon Ham Fighters Preseason Game

March 12 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sat 13

The Club Rocks

March 13 @ 9:00 pm - 5:00 am
Sun 14

Ultra Haze

March 14 @ 9:00 pm - 3:00 am
Sun 21

Hiroshima Toyo Carp vs Softbank Hawks Preseason Game

March 21 @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Sun 28

[CANCELED] Kiyomori Festival

March 28 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
May 05

[Canceled] MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day

May 5 @ 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dec 31

New Year at Gokoku Shrine

December 31, 2021 - January 3, 2022

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Joy and Paul Walsh started GetHiroshima in 1999 with the aim of creating an online English language resource to help people enjoy their time in this amazing city to the full. The mission remains the same and, whether you are here for a day or a decade, we hope that GetHiroshima helps you dig that little bit deeper, and get you a little bit closer to the heart of Hiroshima.

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