The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero -- And Nuclear Peril Today (2025)

The U.S. all-star football game in the atomic ruins of Nagasaki--and why it matters today

The second atomic bomb blast over Nagasaki in August 1945 has become known as "the forgotten bomb." Less than five months later, the U.S. military staged an all-star football game on a killing field in Nagasaki, amid lingering radiation levels.. Why was the game played there? And why does the Nagasaki bombing provide so many lessons and warnings for us today as nuclear dangers proliferate?

Cast (1)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Peter Coyote

Narrator

If you liked The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero -- And Nuclear Peril Today, you might also like…

90% match

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

88% match

Hiroshima

2005

83% match

Hairspray

1988

80% match

Fail Safe

2000

75% match

Windtalkers

2002

71% match

Emperor

2012

69% match

Catch-22

1970

66% match

Flags of Our Fathers

2006

64% match

The Atomic Cafe

1982

60% match

Thirteen Days

2000

60% match

The Bridge at Remagen

1969

60% match

Waterloo Bridge

1940

60% match

Hailey Dean Mysteries: Murder, With Love

2016

60% match

Memphis Belle

1990

60% match

Attack Force Z

1982

60% match

Destination Tokyo

1943

60% match

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

2023

60% match

Oppenheimer

2023

60% match

You Only Live Twice

1967

60% match

The Last Samurai

2003