Yunagi City, Sakura Country (2007)

Yunagi City, Sakura Country 2007 / 夕凪の街　桜の国 2007 / Town of Evening Calm , Country of Cherry Blossoms , Yunagi no machi sakura no kuni

Thirteen years afterwards, I wonder if those who bombed Hiroshima are looking at me and saying: 'We did it! We were able to kill another person!' They should be,‟ murmurs Minami, one of the two leading female characters in Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni, as she lies dying in 1958, her life brought to a premature end by sickness resulting from her exposure to atomic bomb radiation. This is a story about those who at least initially survived the first U.S. atomic bombing of 1945 and their descendants in contemporary times. The film jumps between the two-time frames and quietly depicts the sorrow and mortification experienced through the everyday lives of laid-back and soft-spoken Hiroshima people. Only a few scenes of the bombing and the ensuing devastation are featured. Nanami is the daughter of Minami's brother, Asahi, who had evacuated to Ibaraki Prefecture when Hiroshima was bombed. An ordinary 28-year-old, Nanami has no idea about her dad's past or the existence of her late aunts, but she finds out about them when she follows her father to Hiroshima one day, suspicious of his unusual behavior. (Source: AsianWiki) ~~ Adapted from the manga series ‟Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms‟ (夕凪の街 桜の国) by Fumiyo Kono (こうの史代).