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.

Genres

Cast

Sachiko Murase

Kane (The Grandmother)

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tateo

Tomoko Otakara

Tami

Mitsunori Isaki

Shinjiro

Hisashi Igawa

Tadao

Toshie Negishi

Kane's daughter

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Noboru

Narumi Kayashima

Machino

Richard Gere

Clark (Kane's Nephew)

Noriko Honma

Mourner

Kumeko Otowa

Sachio Sakai

Mourner