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| Director: | Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | ||||
| Starring: | Yasuko Matsuyuki Masahiro Takashima Masao Kusakari | ||||
| Music: | Kousuke Yamashita | ||||
| Production Companies: | PSC | ||||
| Distributor: | Toho | ||||
| Runtime: | 160 minutes | ||||
| Country: | Japan | ||||
| Language: | Japanese | ||||
is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi.[1]
In the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a journalist is invited to Nagaoka by her ex-boyfriend, a schoolteacher who is directing a play about how the city was decimated by a WWII air raid and the 2004 Chūetsu earthquake. She travels to the city to report on the disaster and perhaps to meet the ex-boyfriend. While there, she learns about the experiences of its inhabitants and stumbles upon a stage play written by an enigmatic student. The film tells the story of the city, its people and the various Japanese views of war (past and present).