Gift of Fire (2021)

8.2/10 80 min History Drama

Overview

Towards the end of WWII, the Navy gave the Kyoto University's physics lab the secret of a bomb that makes use of nuclear fission energy. While doing research to save Japan, the researchers there wonder if they should promote the development of weapons as scientists. Research enthusiast Ishimura Osamu tries to experiment purely but is at the mercy of the time period. His brother, Hiroyuki, also has to face the truth of the war. Asakura Setsu wants only to talk about the future. A story based on historical facts about youth during the tragedy of war.

Cast

Yuya Yagira

Ishimura Osamu

Kasumi Arimura

Asakura Setsu

Haruma Miura

Ishimura Hiroyuki

Masaki Miura

Shohei Uno

Hiroyuki Onoue

Daichi Watanabe

Shono Hayama

Eita Okuno

Issey Ogata

Shinya Yamamoto

Jun Kunimura

Yuko Tanaka

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