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USC School of Cinematic Arts Vice Dean of Faculty Akira Mizuta Lippit shares his thoughts on the pre- and post-release reactions to Oppenheimer in Japan

While most of the world has seen Oppenheimer, the people of Japan are finally getting their first look at the film... with an impressive box office debut.

The recent release of the Oscar-winning biopic "Oppenheimer" in Japan has stirred significant controversy and introspection among Japanese audiences. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the film portrays the life and work of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist known as the father of the atomic bomb, and his team's groundbreaking discoveries leading up to the United States' devastating bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II.

'Oppenheimer' opened in its final market, Japan, months after it was released everywhere else in the world.

Universal Pictures initially left Japan off its global release schedule for "Oppenheimer."

As the film arrives eight months late, some Japanese wish it depicted the atomic bombs’ aftermath in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Japan had been left out of worldwide screenings until now, despite being a major market for Hollywood

‘Oppenheimer’ has finally opened in Japan where two cities were attacked by the nuclear bombs, invented by the American physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Eight months after it began global release, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer opened in Japan today; audiences have reacted with a mix of praise and discomfort.

Universal Pictures initially left Japan off its global release schedule for 'Oppenheimer.'