We do not live only to die.
Shigematsu Shizuma, who lives with his family in a village near Fukuyama, was in Hiroshima with his wife and niece just after the devastating atomic bombing, a tragedy that cruelly took the lives of thousands of people and forever marked the harsh existence of the survivors.
Yoshiko Tanaka
Yasuko
Kazuo Kitamura
Shigematsu Shizuma
Etsuko Ichihara
Shigeko Shizuma
Masato Yamada
Tatsu
Shoichi Ozawa
Shokichi
Norihei Miki
Kotaro
Hisako Hara
Kin
Tamaki Sawa
Woman in Ikemoto-ya
Akiji Kobayashi
Katayama
Kazuko Shirakawa
Old Woman with White Flag
Kenjirou Ishimaru
Aono
Taiji Tonoyama
Old Priest
Fujio Tokita
Old Woman with Burns
Toshie Kusunoki
Kane
Reiko Nanao
Rui
Sabu Kawahara
Kanemaru
Noboru Mitani
Post Office Clerk
Hideji Ōtaki
Dr. Fujita
Takashi Miike
Factory Worker
Mayumi Tateichi
Fumiko of Ikemoto-ya
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Writers
Toshirō Ishidō, Shōhei Imamura, Masuji Ibuse
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Takashi Kawamata
Director of Photography
Hajime Okayasu
Editor
Hidefumi Sueyoshi
Costume Design
badelf
11/18/2023
Whether you're male, female, or trans, this movie grabs you by the balls and won't let go for 123 minutes. It's an incredible anti-nuke, anti-war statement, and Palme D'Or winner for all the right reasons. A super script, done without maudlin, and done so well technically and artistically that absolutely nothing pulls you out of the head space.
