Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.

Yoshiko Tanaka
as Yasuko

Kazuo Kitamura
as Shigematsu Shizuma

Etsuko Ichihara
as Shigeko Shizuma

Masato Yamada
as Tatsu

Shoichi Ozawa
as Shokichi

Norihei Miki
as Kotaro

Hisako Hara
as Kin

Tamaki Sawa
as Woman in Ikemoto-ya

Akiji Kobayashi
as Katayama

Kazuko Shirakawa
as Old Woman with White Flag
badelf
Whether you're male, female, or trans, this movie grabs you by the balls and won't let go for 123 minutes. It's an incredible anti-nuke, anti-war statement, and Palme D'Or winner for all the right reasons. A super script, done without maudlin, and done so well technically and artistically that absol...