Survivors

The first English Language film in which Hiroshima/Nagasaki survivors speak for themselves about their devastating experiences. The profound physical, emotional and financial hardships which they endured are revealed through interviews with 30 Japanese Americans who have either returned or immigrated to the U.S. Their accounts are supported by archival footage, animation by Renzo Kinoshita, and commentary by medical and psychiatric professionals.

The story focuses on two beleaguered New Yorkers who appear fated to meet and profoundly affect each other's lives, becoming friends through adversity. Donald Quinelle (Williams) is a stereotypical young urban professional who has risen to upper management in a nondescript company, when he is suddenly fired from his job due to a surprise corporate "reorganization" Sonny Paluso is a Korean war veteran who owns a gas station which is accidentally blown up by the unmindful actions of both Donald and Sonny acting apart and unaware of each other. The two men's paths cross again while at the unemployment office, and later