is a 2012 Japanese drama film directed by Nobuhiko Ôbayashi.
Premise 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).
Cast
Yasuko Matsuyuki - Reiko Endo Masahiro Takashima - Kenichi Katayama Natsuki Harada -Wakako Inoue Minami Inomata - Motoki Hana Saki Terashima Toshio Kakei Goro Matsushita Naoyuki Morita Mansaku Ikeuchi Takashi Sasano Akiyoshi Muraoka Koji Ishikawa Takahito Hosoyamada Toshinori Omi Takehiro Murata Misako Renbutsu Takuro Atsuki Tôru Shinagawa Akira Emoto Chôei Takahashi Shirô Namiki Yuto Kobayashi Mayuu Kusakari Kanae Katsuno Tomoko Hoshino Toshie Negishi Shusaku Uchida Tsurutaro Kataoka - Makoto Nose Hiroshi Inuzuka - Tsurukichi Nose Masayuki Yui Bengaru Masao Kusakari - Jyuzaburo Hanagata Sumiko Fuji - Ririko Motoki Shiho Fujimura - Kaoru Endo
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