531766
531766

A Doctor's Sword

"The remarkable survival story of Dr. Aidan MacCarthy from West Cork"

2015-08-07
5.4
en 70m
DocumentaryAnimationWar
An Irish doctor survived the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki and was given a Samurai sword for the lives he saved. 70 years later his family searches for the origin of their father's sword.

Editor

Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas

Editor

Breege Rowley

Writer

Gary Lennon

Director

Gary Lennon

Animation

Ronan Coyle

Director of Photography

Michael Kelly

japan atomic bomb raf (royal air force) world war ii doctor ireland samurai sword nagasaki

Status

Released

Countries

  • Ireland
  • Japan

Companies

  • Gambit Pictures