There was no need to doctor the terrible truth as is done in this film. The sensationalism and special effects are entirely out of place, and do disservice to the subject. For example, people did not keel over instantly from drinking radioactive rain. The catastrophes of the atomic bombs were actually side shows to the much more destructive and lethal fire-bombing of all the major Japanese cities. This historical context is important in order to understand the meaning of Yamaguchi's experience. Instead the director goes for a cinematic treatment. If that was the desire, a feature film would have been better.
