| Nagasaki: Memories of My Son | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada |
| Written by | Yoji Yamada Emiko Hiramatsu |
| Produced by | Enoki Nozomi |
| Starring | Sayuri Yoshinaga Kazunari Ninomiya |
| Cinematography | Masashi Chikamori |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| 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 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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Filming
[edit]Principal photography began on 26 April 2015 in Nagasaki and was completed on 11 July 2015.[3]
Music
[edit]The musical score for Nagasaki was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. A soundtrack album was released by Milan Records on 23 September 2016.[4]
Reception
[edit]Box office
[edit]Nagasaki: Memories of My Son grossed ¥1.98 billion in Japan.[5]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 89th Kinema Junpo Award | Best 10 Films | Nagasaki: Memories of My Son | 9th Place | [6] |
| Best Actor | Kazunari Ninomiya | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Haru Kuroki | Won | |||
| 39th Japan Academy Prize | Picture of the Year | Nagasaki: Memories of My Son | Nominated | [7] | |
| Screenplay of the Year | Yoji Yamada and Emiko Hiramatsu | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Kazunari Ninomiya | Won | |||
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Sayuri Yoshinaga | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Tadanobu Asano | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Haru Kuroki | Won | |||
| Best Cinematography | Masashi Chikamori | Nominated | |||
| Best Lighting Direction | Kōichi Watanabe | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Mitsuo Degawa | Nominated | |||
| Best Sound Recording | Kazumi Kishida | Nominated | |||
| Best Film Editing | Iwao Ishii | Nominated | |||
| 70th Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kenichi Kato | Won | [8] | |
| Best Film Score | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Won | |||
| 41st Hochi Film Award | Best Picture | Nagasaki: Memories of My Son | Nominated | [9] | |
| Best Director | Yoji Yamada | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Kazunari Ninomiya | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Sayuri Yoshinaga | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actor | Kenichi Kato | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Haru Kuroki | Nominated |
See also
[edit]- Cinema of Japan
- 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ 「母と暮せば」長崎ロケ撮了 小百合、二宮を「本当の息子かと…」 (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 2016年（平成28年） 興行収入１０億円以上番組 (PDF) (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "89th Kinema Junpo Award Results" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Japan Academy Prize nominations" (in Japanese). Oricon. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "70th Mainichi Film Concours (2015)" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Hochi Film Award nominations list" (in Japanese). Hochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2018.