Memories of My Son

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Nov 13 (Sun.) 9:30 at NTT CRED Hall 1

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“Mother, you wouldn't let me go so I had a hard time getting here, but I've finally made it.” August 9th, 1948. Nobuko (Sayuri YOSHINAGA), a midwife in Nagasaki, is stunned when she is suddenly visited by her son Koji (Kazunari NINOMIYA), who she thought had died three years ago when an atomic bomb fell on the city. That same day, she had stood before his grave and told herself: “In that instant,he was gone. It's time to let him go.”Nobuko asks Koji, “Are you well?” He doubles over in a fit of laughter. “I'm dead. Of course I'm not well.”From that day on, Koji begins to appear before Nobuko from time to time. He was a medical student,and had a girlfriend called Machiko (Haru KUROKI) who he planned to marry. She is a kind-hearted girl who has kept a concerned eye on Nobuko over the three years since the sudden loss of Koji, which left her with a gaping hole in her heart. Nobuko tells Koji, “If Machiko falls in love again, you'll have to let go of her. After all, you're no longer of this world.” However, her words only strengthen Koji's resolve. “Machiko only has me.” He understands the situation, but is unable to accept it, which endears him to Nobuko even more.Their time together is special: strange, but delightful. It seemed as if their happiness would last forever…

Cast : Kazunari Ninomiya, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tadanobu Asano

Director : Yoji Yamada
Writter : Yoji Yamada
Music : Ryuichi Sakamoto
Producer : Nozomi Enoki
Produced by Shochiku Tokyo Studio

Year of production: 2015
Running time: 130'
Country: Japan
Language : Japanese
Original Title: Haha to Kuraseba

Director

Yoji Yamada

Yoji Yamada joined Shochiku in 1954 as an assistant director. His directorial debut was Nikai no Tanin (1961). His works include “Tora-san” series, Where Spring Comes Late (1970), The Yellow Handkerchief (1977), The Twilight Samurai (2002), About Her Brother (2010), Tokyo Family (2013), The Little House (2014), and his most his most recent films, Haha to Kuraseba (2015) and Kazoku wa Tsuraiyo (2016).Over the course of his career Yamada has been nominated for, and won, a variety of international and domestic awards, including a Japan Academy award, In 1977, for his work with the Tora-san series. Yamada has also been a favorite at the Berlin international Film Festival, having been nominated 6 times for various awards, 4 of which were for the Golden Bear. Perhaps most importantly In 2012 he received the prestigious Order of Culture, from the Emperor of Japan. His movies have been both fascinating and diverse over his long career, which includes everything from historical dramas, such as Kaabee, to light comedies, such as Gakko.