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- Dr. Strangelove (1964) Stanley Kubrick adapted the idea of all-out war between the Soviet Union and the United States. He tried to depict how the nuclear exchanges would eventually lead to global destruction, which to him appeared “amusing” .
- Threads (1984) .This has to be the most disturbing film on this list. Produced by the BBC, this made for TV movie shocked audiences who had never seen anything devastating like this.
- When the Wind Blows (1986) This British project depicts an elderly retiree couple before and after the nuclear attack. The couple try to get through the situation by referring to real-life pamphlets distributed by the government on how to survive an attack, but it never goes well as the couple slowly gets trapped in the radiation poisoning.
- Hadashi No Gen (1983) This outstanding Japanese animated movie features a family in 1945 Hiroshima. The tension and panic of the buildup to the bombing on August 6, 1945, is spine-chilling and incredibly well done.
Aug 10, 2017 · Now, that power has been captured in a thoughtful new film. A lushly animated historical drama about a young woman who comes of age during the tumult of World War II, Sunao Katabuchi’s “ In ...
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- Hiroshima (1953) Set in the aftermath of the August 6, 1945 bombing, Hideo Sekigawa’s Hiroshima follows a group of survivors, known as hibakusha, as they flee destruction and attempt to rebuild their lives.
- Black Rain (1989) Despite surviving nuclear warfare, hibakusha and their children faced enormous discrimination in post-war Japan. This was largely due to ignorance surrounding the last effects of radiation sickness and the belief that it was contagious.
- Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965) Also known as Frankenstein Conquers the World, this is a wildly different interpretation of WWII nuclear anxiety, but an important one all the same.
- Godzilla (1954) Speaking of monster movies as metaphor for nuclear anxieties, it’s hard to talk about the genre without mentioning Godzilla. Though the original 1954 film doesn’t explicitly depict the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, they’re deeply felt in the story.
- Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
- Ninja Scroll
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
- Ghost in The Shell 2: Innocence
- Ponyo
- 5 Centimeters Per Second
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
- The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Relatively well known within hardcore anime circles, The Wings of Honnêamisefalls off the radar of casual fans far too frequently, which is a shame. The story takes place in an alternate universe and follows a slacker who ends up joining a ragtag outfit seeking to send the first astronaut into space. The film is a mixture of comedy, drama, and acti...
Though the original Vampire Hunter D is the better-known film within the anime circle, Bloodlustis arguably the better of the two in terms of quality. This sequel is very different from the original in most respects, trading gothic horror for science fiction, while still retaining the dark aspect. Bloodlustsports beautiful animation and marvelous s...
Ninja Scroll is widely lauded as a masterpiece, and one that's usually referred to as a "must-watch" for any anime fan. However, it's worth noting that some elements have aged very poorly -- problematic adult themes and graphic scenes of violence and assault certainly warrant a content warning or two. However, it's still a remarkable action flick f...
It may not be a work of expressive art, but the anime adaptation of Street Fighter IImade huge waves within the community and served as one of the principal works that brought the genre to North American audiences, courtesy of Manga Entertainment. RELATED: The 10 Best Anime Available On Hulu It's a straightforward story-based take on the thin plot ...
While anime fans often cite Ghost In The Shell as one of the primary flag bearers for the genre, they tend to forget what its sequel offered in terms of scope and variety. Ghost In The Shell 2focuses largely on the character of Batou as he struggles to come to grips with a world devoid of Major Motoko Kusanagi. When Batou investigates a string of g...
Ponyo, known asPonyo on the Cliff by the Sea in Japan, is an animated film released by Studio Ghibli in 2008. The film marked anime legend Hayao Miyazaki's 10th feature film, and his 8th with Studio Ghibli. If you are unfamiliar with either, note that they will appear frequently on this list; for those familiar, it comes as no surprise. In Ponyo, t...
Far more adult than the previous entry, 5 Centimeters per Second is a love story in three parts. The three segments: "Cherry Blossom," "Cosmonaut," and "5 Centimeters per Second" reach about an hour of run-time total. Set in Japan, the story begins in the 1990s and ends in the present day, tracking the life of a young man named Takaki Tōno. The fil...
In 2004, Studio Ghibli found themselves with the rights and script for Howl's Moving Castle but no one to direct it. So Hayao Miyazaki returned from retirement. Based off the novel by British author Diane Wynne Jones, Howl's tells the story of a young girl transformed into a 90 year-old woman. After Miyazaki took the director's chair, he made many ...
Based on the popular 1998 anime series, Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven’s Doorwas neither a prequel nor direct follow-up to the show. Instead, due to the ambiguous ending, the show took place in between episodes ("sessions") 22 and 23. The film was made due to high-demand from the fan-base that the characters' stories continue, as it was released ...
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is the only Ghibli film to make this list not directed by Miyazaki, but instead by Isao Takahata. Takahata is no stranger to directing, having lent his talents to Grave of the Fireflies in 1988, an earlier Ghibli effort. Kaguya is based on the Japanese folktale The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and tells of bamboo cutter...
Fukushima 50 is a 2020 Japanese disaster drama film directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu and written by Yōichi Maekawa. Starring Koichi Sato and Ken Watanabe, it is about the titular group of employees tasked with handling the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
- On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi, by Ryusho Kadota
- Yōichi Maekawa
- Naohiko Ninomiya
- Setsurō Wakamatsu
Apr 16, 2024 · Grave of the Fireflies. Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Ayano Shiraishi. 73 votes. Regarded as one of the most heart-wrenching animated films of all time, this haunting masterpiece tells the story of two siblings struggling to survive in war-torn Japan after losing their mother in an air raid.
Feb 22, 2015 · Japanese anime are often about children, but they are certainly not primarily for a young audience. These films offer an insight into the subconscious of Japanese society. A country that during the Second World War believed in the irrefutable military power of the state and the myth of the “divine wind” –the self-sacrifice of the kamikaze ...
