Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

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Movie: Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (English title) / Living with My Mother (literal title)
Romaji: Haha to Kuraseba
Japanese: 母と暮せば
Director: Yoji Yamada
Writer: Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu
Producer: Nozomi Enoki
Cinematographer: Masashi Chikamori
Release Date: December 12, 2015
Runtime: 130 min.
Genre: Drama / War / Fantasy / Award Winning
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Nobuko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) works in Nagasaki, Japan as a midwife. Her son died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb. On August 9, 1948, her son appears in front of her again. Since that time, Koji (Kazunari Ninomiya) appears in front of her and they reminiscence about pleasant times. These happy, but bizarre moments seem eternal.

Notes

Filming began April 26, 2015.

Cast



Sayuri Yoshinaga	Kazunari Ninomiya	Haru Kuroki	Tadanobu Asano	Kenichi Kato
Nobuko Fukuhara	Koji Fukuhara	Machiko Sata	Kuroda	Man of Shanghai



Yuriko Hirooka	Miyu Honda	Nenji Kobayashi	Kazunaga Tsuji	Isao Hashizume
Tomie	Tamiko	Employee of Demobilization Station	Middle-Aged Man	Professor Kawakami

Additional Cast Members:

Taiki Yoshida
Mikuu Yamada - Sumire

Trailers

Film Festivals

2016 (16th) Nippon Connection - May 24-29, 2016 - Nippon Cinema *International Premiere
2016 (10th) JAPAN CUTS - July 14-24, 2016 *U.S. Premiere

Awards

2016 (39th) Japan Academy Prize - March 4, 2016
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Kazunari Ninomiya)
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Haru Kuroki)

Comments

Max Dec 31 2020 8:44 am Honda Miyu is also among the casting...She's very young, and very cute. And Yoshinaga Sayuri is another amazing actress, making a great performance. Very recommended movie.

Nikesari Marzuhenda Sep 07 2020 6:57 pm I watched this film during the pandemic on September 7, 2020, this film is very touching and I explore the meaning of losing all family members so painful

Max Dec 24 2019 11:13 pm I like Yamada Yoji Director's movies... His movies are great, including 'Always: Sunset on the Third Street' and many others.

Mitha Septiandari Mar 06 2019 9:21 am I cant stop crying while and after watching this movie. Really...

Ozzie Santagada Apr 27 2018 6:16 pm Wonderful film full of tenderness and love. Congratulations from Argentina.

Cecaniah May 25 2016 10:40 am Why is it so hard to find this movies? I wish I could watch this since Nino and Haru Kuroki are here

Bob Thomas May 07 2016 11:11 am Thank you to United Airlines for providing this outstanding film as part of its current (May, 2016) offerings on long distance flights.

Yamada has crafted a bittersweet gem that reflects on the accidental strike on Nagasaki with the second American nuclear weapon in August, 1945 (the original target city was fogged in and instructions were to be able to drop the bomb by visually targeting).

Sensitive, nuanced portrayals of those who survived but were troubled and found it hard to move on with their lives.

"How could a nation make such wonderful lavender soap and yet drop a nuclear bomb?"

Highly recommended.

Adrian Glamorgan May 03 2016 3:40 am A marvellous film, tenderly sharing the grief and stupidity of the waste of war, with some of the conundrums facing the people of Japan after 1945.

The conversations at the heart of the film are sensitively rendered, often with humour. While the genre does not directly challenge the fascist Japanese Imperial Army and its government, the film eloquently illustrates the waste, futility and grief of the war and its aftermath. We must move on, but with the memory of the mistakes of the past. Not just a wonderful film: a memorable experience.

Lachel Wrong May 02 2016 1:18 am Watched this on the flight from Hong Kong to Singapore. A slow but beautifully thoughtful movie on love, loneliness and the struggle of moving on.

Riza Sono Apr 30 2016 9:59 pm I watched it too in my flight from JAL way home to my residence country in Japan.i love the movie it's a deep meaning of true love.though I didn't finish it because of the first movie I watch I sleep.

Peter V Mar 29 2016 2:45 am I watched this movie on my flight from Singapore to Houston and really loved it. I agree with Quinto ( Dec 10,2015) that this movie should be released worldwide. Yoji Yamada showed that a great movie doesn't need a lot of action and multiple locations.

Frank Mar 18 2016 10:04 am I saw this movie from my flight back from Japan to Germany. It touched me very much. I hope it will be shown in Europe one day

Quinto Dec 10 2015 1:12 pm I am holding hopes on the worldwide release.....

Masao Sep 20 2015 5:48 am I'm looking forward to watching this movie...Because it's Yamada Yoji's movie, it must be a great movie.

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