A person walks by a poster to promote the movie "Oppenheimer" Friday, March 29, 2024, in Tokyo. “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers' reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
People walk by a poster to promote the movie "Oppenheimer" Friday, March 29, 2024, in Tokyo. “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers' reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Toshiyuki Mimaki speaks during a news conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Dec. 7, 2023. “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday, March 29, 2024, in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers' reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. Mimaki, who was 3 when an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, said during a telephone interview Thursday, March 28, he was fascinated by the story of the American scientist, often called “the father of the atomic bomb” for leading the Manhattan Project. (Kyodo News via AP)
A person stands in front of the advertisements of films on showing at a movie theater including the seven Academy Award winning movie "Oppenheimer" Friday, March 29, 2024, in Tokyo. “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers' reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
People walk in front of posters of films showing at a movie theater including the seven Academy Award winning movie "Oppenheimer" Friday, March 29, 2024, in Tokyo. “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who was the subject of the Oscar-winning film. Japanese filmgoers' reactions understandably were mixed and highly emotional. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)