Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
| Nagasaki: Memories of My Son | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Produced by | Enoki Nozomi |
| Written by |
Yoji Yamada Emiko Hiramatsu |
| Starring |
Sayuri Yoshinaga Kazunari Ninomiya |
| Music by | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| Cinematography | Masashi Chikamori |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥1,720,074,869 ($14,484,841)[1] |
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (Japanese: 母と暮せば Hepburn: Haha to Kuraseba, "Living with my mother") is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[2]
Plot
Midwife Nobuko Fukuhara lost her husband and eldest son during World War II and lost her youngest son, Koji, as a result of the bombing of Nagasaki. Following the war, she has been living alone with only work to keep her occupied. However, one day she is visited by an apparition of Koji. The mother and son begin to spend much time together, reminiscing and catching up on lost time. Although these moments together make both of them happy, it leads Nobuko to reflect more on her losses and the relationship she has with Koji's fiancée Machiko.
Cast
- Sayuri Yoshinaga as Nobuko Fukuhara
- Kazunari Ninomiya as Koji Fukuhara
- Haru Kuroki as Machiko Sata
- Kenichi Kato as "Shanghai Uncle"
- Tadanobu Asano as Kuroda
- Yuriko Hirooka as Tomie
- Miyu Honda as Tamiko
- Nenji Kobayashi as Demobilized Officer
- Kazunaga Tsuji as Senior Man
- Isao Hashizume as Kawakami Professor
Music
The musical score for Nagasaki was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. A soundtrack album was released by Milan Records on 23 September 2016.[3]
See also
- List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ "Haha to kuraseba (Living with My Mother)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ↑ Blair, Gavin J. (6 September 2016). "Oscars: Japan Selects 'Nagasaki: Memories of My Son' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ Mrozek, Patryk (7 September 2016). "Ryuichi Sakamoto announces Nagasaki: Memories of My Son soundtrack release". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.