Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima (1986)

Japanese husband and wife muralists Iri and Toshi Maruki are known for their depictions of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Their collaborative relationship is unique: one paints a painfully detailed vision of the victims of the atomic blast; the other conceals the carefully delineated brush strokes with a grey-black ink “wash.” The first artist restates the specifics of the image; the second re-conceals. Through the repetition of this process, the work emerges.

Released Oct. 10, 1986 58 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: mdblist.two-actors, imdb.artist, awards.oscar-nominated

Watch Providers: Kanopy

Country: United States
Languages: Japanese, English