Nagasaki: Memories of My Son explained

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Director:	Yoji Yamada
Producer:	Enoki Nozomi
Starring:	Sayuri Yoshinaga Kazunari Ninomiya
Music:	Ryuichi Sakamoto
Cinematography:	Masashi Chikamori
Editing:	Iwao Ishii
Distributor:	Shochiku
Runtime:	130 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese
Gross:	¥1,720,074,869 ($14,484,841)^[1]

is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Sayuri Yoshinaga and Kazunari Ninomiya. 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
• Christopher McCombs as Charles Sweeney
• Nenji Kobayashi as Demobilized Officer
• Kazunaga Tsuji as Senior Man
• Isao Hashizume as Kawakami Professor

Production

Filming

Principal photography began on 26 April 2015 in Nagasaki and was completed on 11 July 2015.^[3]

Music

The musical score for Nagasaki was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. A soundtrack album was released by Milan Records on 23 September 2016.^[4]

Reception

Box office

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son grossed ¥1.98 billion in Japan.^[5]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2016	89th Kinema Junpo Award	Best 10 Films	Nagasaki: Memories of My Son		^[6]
		Best Actor	Kazunari Ninomiya
		Best Supporting Actress	Haru Kuroki
	39th Japan Academy Prize	Picture of the Year	Nagasaki: Memories of My Son		^[7]
		Screenplay of the Year	Yoji Yamada and Emiko Hiramatsu
		Best Actor in a Leading Role	Kazunari Ninomiya
		Best Actress in a Leading Role	Sayuri Yoshinaga
		Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Tadanobu Asano
		Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Haru Kuroki
		Best Cinematography	Masashi Chikamori
		Best Lighting Direction	Kōichi Watanabe
		Best Art Direction	Mitsuo Degawa
		Best Sound Recording	Kazumi Kishida
		Best Film Editing	Iwao Ishii
	70th Mainichi Film Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Kenichi Kato		^[8]
		Best Film Score	Ryuichi Sakamoto
	41st Hochi Film Award	Best Picture	Nagasaki: Memories of My Son		^[9]
		Best Director	Yoji Yamada
		Best Actor	Kazunari Ninomiya
		Best Actress	Sayuri Yoshinaga
		Best Supporting Actor	Kenichi Kato
		Best Supporting Actress	Haru Kuroki

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Haha to kuraseba (Living with My Mother) . Box Office Mojo . 8 September 2016.
2. Web site: Oscars: Japan Selects 'Nagasaki: Memories of My Son' for Foreign-Language Category . Blair . Gavin J. . . 6 September 2016 . 6 September 2016.
3. Web site: http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2015/07/12/kiji/K20150712010716150.html . ja:「母と暮せば」長崎ロケ撮了 小百合、二宮を「本当の息子かと…」 . . 12 July 2015 . 8 February 2018 . ja .
4. Web site: Mrozek. Patryk. Ryuichi Sakamoto announces Nagasaki: Memories of My Son soundtrack release. Tiny Mix Tapes. 6 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160908234432/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/ryuichi-sakamoto-announces-nagasaki-memories-my-son-soundtrack-release. 8 September 2016. 7 September 2016.
5. Web site: http://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_2016.pdf . ja:2016年（平成28年） 興行収入１０億円以上番組 . Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan . 8 February 2018 . ja .
6. Web site: 89th Kinema Junpo Award Results . . 8 February 2018 . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313215444/http://www.kinejun.com/kinejun/best10/tabid/64/Default.aspx . 13 March 2016 . dead .
7. Web site: Japan Academy Prize nominations . . 18 January 2016 . 8 February 2018 . ja .
8. Web site: 70th Mainichi Film Concours (2015) . . 8 February 2018 . Japanese .
9. Web site: Hochi Film Award nominations list. Japanese. Hochi Shimbun. 8 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170516132905/http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/hochi_eigashou/nominate.html. 16 May 2017. dead.