The First Train Runs in Hiroshima (2015)

4.7/10 73 min War Drama History

Overview

Only 3 days after A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, a streetcar started running through the town burned to the ground. The drivers were teenage girls working for the train company in place of men. The drama is based on a true story of people who strived for the restoration.

Cast

Yuina Kuroshima

Toyoko Ameda

Hiroshi Abe

Akitaka Matsuura

Kurumi Shimizu

Sachiko Konishi

Narumi Akizuki

Yaeko Nishi

Aoi Nakamura

Kantarou Morinaga

Moro Morooka

Kojiro Takamura

Maharu Nemoto

Sawako Matsuura

Hirofumi Arai

Shouichi Yasunaga

Ikko Suzuki

Shohei Uno

Hiroshi Yamamoto

Hina Yukawa

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