English title from subtitles and container; credits from container. Originally produced in 2009. Shinpei Takeda, Eiji Wakamatsu, Takeo Yamashiro, Miyuki Broadwater, Gloria & Karl Lyon, May Yamaoka, Mizuho Stevens, Takashi Tanemori.
Summary:
Upon the ending of World War II, people who survived the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki immigrated to the USA. Co-existing with the physical trauma of radiation and psychological scars of the destruction, the survivors have lived quietly in a country that was once considered their "State's enemy". 64 years later, 2 former high school friends began their journey to seek "Hiroshima" and "Nagasaki" deeply ingrained in the collective psyche of modern Japan. How does this memory stay alive for the coming generation and how are they truly understood? As the two drove down the American West Coast visiting 18 survivors as well as a holocaust survivor, they would hear the most intimate moments of their lives and come to realize the cruel nature of psychological trauma. With the vast landscape of American west in their background, the two explores the scars left by the atomic bombs and reflect on their Japanese identities. The first feature film by Shinpei Takeda, a director based in Mexico who has followed the atomic bomb survivors in both North and South America for the last 5 years.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)741952414
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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