Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945
Seen it?1988 | 34 min | History, Animation, Documentary, TV Movie, War
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anime fans and anyone interested in what war does to people. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost. Liked They Shall Not Grow Old? This is a good next one.
- The mood
- Intense, feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 34 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you can't get past animation (your loss).
In 1945, the second- and third-year students of a Hiroshima girls' school are taken away to work in war factories. The remaining 220 girls of the first year try to make the best of their new-found status as the only teenagers in an almost deserted town, even amid the deprivations of wartime. On the seventh of August, an American bomber changes their lives forever. Broadcast on the 43rd anniversary of Hiroshima in memory of "the girls who lost their lives to the atom bomb." (Source: Anime Encyclopedia)
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Toshio Hirata
- Keiko SugiuraPresenter
- 濱田真帆
- 藤重すみれ
- 大目弘美
- Akira IshinoNarrator (voice)