If done effectively, however, Ghosts of Hiroshima could be the most viscerally stirring film yet. If James Cameron effectively portrays the real-life horror stories of bombing survivors, the 3D visuals could immerse the audience in a way that is emotionally upsetting yet vitalto their understanding of events.

An engineer by profession, Tsutomo Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima when the Americans dropped the first bomb. He survived by hiding in a shelter, and took the first train out of the city to make it to his job.