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A Doctor's Sword

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

2015-08-07
5
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.

Director

Gary Lennon

Writer

Gary Lennon

Editor

Ariadna Fatjó-Vilas

Editor

Breege Rowley

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