Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of nuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic bomb survivors - many who have never spoken publicly before - and four Americans intimately involved in the bombings, White Light/Black Rain provides a detailed exploration of the bombings and their aftermath.
Direction
Okazaki lets survivors speak without sensationalizing horror.
Editing
Archival footage and testimony woven with devastating restraint.
Director
Steven Okazaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Several survivors in the film had never spoken publicly before; Okazaki spent years building trust with hibakusha communities who traditionally avoid publicity.
The title references the 'white light' flash of detonation and the 'black rain' of radioactive fallout that survivors recall tasting like oil.
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