Hiroshima 28

The story is set in Hiroshima, 28 years after the atomic bombing. Just before her marriage, Japanese woman Yoshiko Imai (Josephine Siao Fong-fong) discovers that her biological father was an atomic bomb survivor. She is subsequently diagnosed with leukemia, presumably as a result of her parentage. She devotes the rest of her life to the peace movement, fighting till her last breath to stop future warfare. It is extremely rare for a Hong Kong film to tackle such a major theme as ‘anti-atomic warfare'. Ahead of his time, director Patrick Lung Kong was the victim of much vicious verbal attacks, and was even accused of being a traitor. In an interview with the Archive, he told of his reason for making the film: it was his wish to ‘Go global! Make an internationally significant film!' He tells of the damage brought by atomic warfare from the point of view of an atomic bomb survivor's daughter, not to side with the Japanese, but to tell of the damages brought by atomic warfare, in order to bring out his message, ‘prevent the human race from becoming extinct, and our culture from being destroyed.' This ambitious film received the Most Moving Tragedy Award from the 20th Asian Film Festival (Asia-Pacific Film Festival).

# Post-screening talk with Shu Kei

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