The Japanese trailer and poster visual for the movie ‘Oppenheimer,’ set to be released in Japan on March 29 (Friday), have been unveiled.
The film achieved a record-breaking five wins, including Best Motion Picture, Drama, at the 81st Golden Globe Awards. As the nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced in March, ‘Oppenheimer’ secured a remarkable 13 nominations in categories such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Based on the true story of Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who developed the atomic bomb, the film has surpassed $950 million in global box office since its nationwide release in July 2023. It has become the highest-grossing biographical film depicting a real-life individual.
The film is directed/written/produced by Christopher Nolan. The film stars Killian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh.
The Japanese version of the trailer is narrated by Ken Watanabe. The trailer includes Oppenheimer’s monologue of anguish and conflict, as well as the line “You gave humanity the power to destroy itself, and it is too soon for this world.
The poster visual features Oppenheimer standing in front of a steel tower erected in the Los Alamos desert with the copy “This man has changed the world.
Oppenheimer
Director, Screenplay/Producer: Christopher Nolan
Producers: Emma Thomas, Charles Roven
Cast: Killian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh
Based on the book ‘Oppenheimer’ by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin (2006 Pulitzer Prize winner/Hayakawa Bunko)
2023/USA Distributor: Bitters End Universal Pictures R15
© Universal Pictures. All Rights Reserved.
Official website: oppenheimermovie.jp
<Story>
The narrative revolves around the American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his pivotal contribution to the creation of the atomic bomb.
<Awards and nominations>
The 81st Golden Globe Awards (Winner)
Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, Best Actor (Drama), Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Score
The 96th Academy Awards (Nominated)
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup and Hair Styling, Best Composition, Best Sound
