Hiroshima Maiden 36 years old
Emotional scars are always the last to heal.
"You have to think about whether they're really your friends," Johnny's dad says when Johnny talks to him about the grief his pals have been giving him lately. The other boys haven't exactly tried to understand why Dad opened up his family's home to Miyeko, a survivor of the Hiroshima Atomic bomb. Although she is only in America a short time to have surgery on her badly scarred face and arm, her visit reveals just how many ignorant and intolerant attitudes still exist 10 years after the war's end. But Johnny, who also resents Miyeko at first, becomes one of her fiercest defenders after he makes the effort to look past her outward appearance. Only then can the scars begin to heal.
Credits
Hiroshima Maiden Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Masur He was 39, now 76 years old | as Jim Bennett |
| Stephen Dorff He was 14, now 51 years old | as Johnny Bennett |
| Tamlyn Tomita She was 22, now 58 years old | as Miyeko |
| Susan Blakely She was 37, now 74 years old | as Betty Bennett |
| Christopher Masterson He was 8, now 44 years old | as Timmy Bennett |
| Brandon Crane He was 12, now 48 years old | as Sam |
| Kenny Morrison He was 13, now 49 years old | as Ted Latimer |
| Dennis Haskins He was 37, now 74 years old | as Hal Latimer |
| Michael Bacall He was 15, now 51 years old | as Pete |
Hiroshima Maiden Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Joan Darling as Director. She was 53 (now 89) years old | Directing |
Hiroshima Maiden (36 years)
Emotional scars are always the last to heal.
- Release day: Saturday, May 14, 1988
- Runtime: 53 minutes