Toei Company
Directed by Shohei Imamura
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, AnimEigo)
A family of three survives the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, but the impacts, both physical and mental, last for years afterwards. Friends and neighbors who also survived begin to show symptoms of radiation sickness and die. Afraid their own lives will be cut short, getting their niece married becomes their highest priority. They face discrimination from the parents of potential suitors who reject her over health concerns. Over the course of many years, their health begins to decline and they must come to grips with the reality of their death. Grim subject matter to be sure, but there is some comic relief from a soldier suffering battle fatigue who goes crazy at the sound of an engine, and gorgeous black and white photography by Takashi Kawamata.
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