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Released
2021 · FILM

Gift of Fire

Directed by
Runtime
80 min
Language
JA
HistoryDrama

Synopsis

Towards the end of World War II, the Japanese Navy provided Kyoto University's physics laboratory with information about a bomb utilizing nuclear fission energy. As the researchers worked on the project with the goal of saving Japan, they grappled with the ethical implications of advancing weapons development. Ishimura Osamu, a dedicated researcher, seeks to conduct pure scientific experiments but is constrained by the circumstances of the era. His brother, Hiroyuki, confronts the harsh realities of the war, while Asakura Setsu remains focused on envisioning a future beyond the conflict. The story is based on historical facts and portrays the experiences of young people during the tragedy of war.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

Principal cast & crew: 19

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Hiroyuki OhbaShot by Kazunori SomaScored by Nico MuhlyDesigned by Fumio Ogawa

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