Yunagi City, Sakura Country (2007)
Thirteen years afterward, I wonder if those who bombed Hiroshima are looking at me and saying: 'We did it! We were able to kill another person!' They should be," murmurs Minami (played by Kumiko Aso), one of the two leading female characters in Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni, as she lies dying in 1958, her life brought to a premature end by sickness resulting from her exposure to atomic bomb radiation. This is a story about those who at least initially survived the first U.S. atomic bombing of 1945 and their descendants in contemporary times. The film, based on a comic by Fumiyo Kono, jumps between the two time frames and quietly depicts the sorrow and mortification experienced through the everyday lives of laid-back and soft-spoken Hiroshima people. Only a few scenes of the bombing and the ensuing devastation are featured.
Cast
- Rena Tanaka - Nanami Ishikawa
- Kumiko Aso - Minami Hirano
- Hisashi Yoshizawa - Yutaka Uchikoshi
- Noriko Nakagoshi - Toko Tone
- Mitsunori Isaki - Asahi Ishikawa
- Yuta Kanai - Nagio Ishikawa
- Masaaki Sakai - Asahi Ishikawa (Old)
- Shiho Fujimura - Fujimi Hirano
- Ryosei Tayama - Yutaka Uchikoshi (Old)
- Urara Awata - Kyoka Ota
Screenplay
- Kei Kunii
- Kiyoshi Sasabe (Screenplay)
- Fumiyo Kouno (Comic Book)
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Yunagi City, Sakura Country about?
- Thirteen years afterward, I wonder if those who bombed Hiroshima are looking at me and saying: 'We did it! We were able to kill another person!' They should be," murmurs Minami (played by Kumiko Aso), one of the two leading female characters in Yunagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni, as she lies dying in 1958, her life brought to a premature end by sickness resulting from her exposure to atomic bomb radiation. This is a story about those who at least initially survived the first U.S. atomic bombing of 1945 and their descendants in contemporary times. The film, based on a comic by Fumiyo Kono, jumps between the two time frames and quietly depicts the sorrow and mortification experienced through the everyday lives of laid-back and soft-spoken Hiroshima people. Only a few scenes of the bombing and the ensuing devastation are featured.
- Who directed Yunagi City, Sakura Country?
- Yunagi City, Sakura Country was directed by Kiyoshi Sasabe.
- Who stars in Yunagi City, Sakura Country?
- Yunagi City, Sakura Country stars Rena Tanaka, Kumiko Aso, Hisashi Yoshizawa, Noriko Nakagoshi, Mitsunori Isaki, Yuta Kanai.
- How long is Yunagi City, Sakura Country?
- Yunagi City, Sakura Country has a runtime of 1h 58m (118 minutes).
- Where was Yunagi City, Sakura Country produced?
- Yunagi City, Sakura Country was produced in Japan.