Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer which did not open in Japan at the time of its release in July, has been confirmed to have a theatrical opening in the country. However a release date is yet to be fixed.
Bitters End, local distributor, said that the film will release in 2024.
"We, Bitters End, will release Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ in Japan in 2024. The decision was made following months of thoughtful dialogue associated with the subject matter and acknowledging the particular sensitivity for us Japanese. After screening the film, we feel Christopher Nolan has created a singular cinematic experience that transcends traditional storytelling and must be seen on the big screen. We invite the audience to watch the film with their own eyes when it comes to Japan," the distributor said in a statement as per Deadline report.
At the time of its release, Oppenheimer did not release in Japan owing to the film's central topic of the Manhattan Project. The film, which starred Cillian Murphy in the titular role, is based on the life of Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist who is called the 'father of the atomic bomb' and his role in the Manhattan Project during World War II. Even though the film did not explicitly showed the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Oppenheimer did not release in the country.
It also starred Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek and Kenneth Branagh. The film is also Nolan's third biggest release, sitting behind The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises.
