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7.2An 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.
Released: 1991-05-2598 minDir: Akira KurosawaDrama
Cast
- Sachiko Murase as Kane (The Grandmother)
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Tateo
- Tomoko Otakara as Tami
- Mieko Suzuki as Minako
- Mitsunori Isaki as Shinjiro
- Hisashi Igawa as Tadao
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7.2/10
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1991 films1991 Japanese-language filmsAnti-war films about World War IIFilms about nuclear war and weaponsFilms about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiFilms about widowhoodFilms based on Japanese novelsFilms directed by Akira KurosawaFilms scored by Shin'ichirō IkebeFilms set in NagasakiFilms shot in NagasakiFilms with screenplays by Akira Kurosawa