Marking the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, this is the definitive account of the first nuclear strike. The nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima heralded the dawn of a new era. Its detonation not only killed over 100,000 people but also signified both the final chapter of World War Two and the beginning of the nuclear age. Armed conflict, international politics and the security of all mankind would never be the same again. Through a detailed retelling of the circumstances leading up to the dropping of the bomb, the events on the day and its aftermath, this film unravels the compelling story of one of the 20th century’s defining moments and reveals the far-reaching consequences of the explosion, both in Hiroshima itself and for the world at large. From the rooms of the world’s most powerful leaders, both Allied and Japanese, to inside the planes sent on the fateful mission to the devastated streets of Hiroshima in the hours after the attack, it explores the crucial moments, the key locations, and the pivotal players. Using stunning archive, cutting-edge visual techniques, CGI, rich primary sources and powerful testimony from the last remaining protagonists and witnesses, this is an authoritative and in-depth examination of the bombing. Survivors who have never talked before relive the consequences of the bomb at ground-level – orphans being sold to the sex trade, criminal ‘ yakuza’ groups running the city and the crime wave that swept the city as people struggled to survive. And with access to previously unreleased government and military material, and unseen footage from the archives of NHK, Hiroshima also explores the diplomatic story leading up to the detonation and the devastating impact of the blast from the Japanese perspective.