바카라Oppenheimer바카라 finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers' reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional.
Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the bombing of Hiroshima when he was 3, said he has been fascinated by the story of J Robert Oppenheimer, often called 바카라the father of the atomic bomb바카라 for leading the Manhattan Project.
바카라What were the Japanese thinking, carrying out the attack on Pearl Harbor, starting a war they could never hope to win,바카라 he said, sadness in his voice, in a telephone interview with The Associated Press.
바카라Oppenheimer바카라 does not directly depict what happened on the ground when the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, turning some 100,000 people instantly into ashes, and killed thousands more in the days that followed, mostly civilians.
The film instead focuses on Oppenheimer as a person and his internal conflicts.
The film's release in Japan, more than eight months after it opened in the US, had been watched with trepidation because of the sensitivity of the subject matter.
Former Hiroshima Mayor Takashi Hiraoka, who spoke at a preview event for the film in the southwestern city, was more critical of what was omitted.
바카라From Hiroshima's standpoint, the horror of nuclear weapons was not sufficiently depicted,바카라 he was quoted as saying by Japanese media. 바카라The film was made in a way to validate the conclusion that the atomic bomb was used to save the lives of Americans.바카라
Some moviegoers offered praise. One man emerging from a Tokyo theatre Friday said the movie was great, stressing that the topic was of great interest to Japanese, although emotionally volatile as well. Another said he got choked up over the film's scenes depicting Oppenheimer's inner turmoil. Neither man would give his name to an Associated Press journalist.
In a sign of the historical controversy, a backlash flared last year over the 바카라Barbenheimer바카라 marketing phenomenon that merged pink-and-fun 바카라Barbie바카라 with seriously intense 바카라Oppenheimer".
Warner Bros Japan, which distributed 바카라Barbie바카라 in the country, apologised after some memes depicted the Mattel doll with atomic blast imagery.
Kazuhiro Maeshima, professor at Sophia University, who specializes in US politics, called the film an expression of 바카라an American conscience바카라.
Those who expect an anti-war movie may be disappointed. But the telling of Oppenheimer's story in a Hollywood blockbuster would have been unthinkable several decades ago, when justification of nuclear weapons dominated American sentiments, Maeshima said.
바카라The work shows an America that has changed dramatically,바카라 he said in a telephone interview.
Others suggested the world might be ready for a Japanese response to that story.
Director Takashi Yamazaki, director of 바카라Godzilla Minus One바카라, which won the Oscar for visual effects and is a powerful statement on nuclear catastrophe in its own way, suggested he might be the man for that job.
바카라I feel there needs to an answer from Japan to 'Oppenheimer'. Someday, I would like to make that movie,바카라 he said in an online dialogue with 바카라Oppenheimer바카라 director Christopher Nolan.
Nolan heartily agreed.
Hiroyuki Shinju, a lawyer, noted Japan and Germany also carried out wartime atrocities, even as the nuclear threat grows around the world. Historians say Japan was also working on nuclear weapons during World War II and would have almost certainly used them against other nations, Shinju said.
바카라This movie can serve as the starting point for addressing the legitimacy of the use of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as humanity's, and Japan's, reflections on nuclear weapons and war,바카라 he wrote in his commentary on 바카라Oppenheimer바카라 published by the Tokyo Bar Association.
