Hiroshima: Character Analysis, Plot Summary, General Analysis, and Alternate Ending

Characters
Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto
<Tab/>A Methodist pastor residing in Hiroshima, Rev. Tanimoto nurses the dying victims after the attack. Later, he becomes a peace activist and tours America.
Dr. Masakazu Fujii
<Tab/>A doctor in Hiroshima, Dr. Fujii's office falls into the Kyo River after the bomb was dropped. Ironically, he is unable to help others for he is wounded as well; a useless doctor who later contracts a strange illness.
Toshiko Sasaki
<Tab/>Miss Sasaki is a young clerk at a tin works factory. In the explosion, debris showers o…