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Hiroshima Atom Film Banned
U.S. officials revealed that a documentary showing the after effects of the 1945 Hiroshima bombing has been suppressed for nearly 22 years. Japan has twice sought lifting restrictions, but Washington refused. The film, shot by Tokyo University scientists after the blast, was confiscated by U.S. authorities who later completed the documentary with the same cameramen. The film’s distribution has long been opposed, though a reconsideration stance has surfaced as Japan may decide on any restrictions. The Tokyo and Nippon Eigasha footage totals about 30,000 feet, with 11,000 feet shot under Japanese auspices and 19,000 under U.S. auspices.
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