Overview
An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral questions. When an American nephew from Hawaii visits, the family confronts grief, guilt, and the possibility of reconciliation across generations.
Details
Release Date
1991-05-25
Runtime
98 min
Status
Released
Language
JA
Cast
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
Tadao
Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Noboru
Narumi Kayashima
Machino
Richard Gere
Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Matsue Ono
Kappei Matsumoto
Yoshiko Maki
Noriko Honma
Mourner
Natsuyo Kawakami
Kumeko Otowa
Michio Kida
Shizuko Azuma
Sachio Sakai
Mourner
Yoshie Kihira
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