Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (母と暮せば) is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Sayuri Yoshinaga and Kazunari Ninomiya. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.

Plot
Midwife Nobuko Fukuhara lost her husband and eldest son during World War II and lost her youngest son, Koji, as a result of the bombing of Nagasaki. Following the war, she has been living alone with only work to keep her occupied. However, one day she is visited by an apparition of Koji. The mother and son begin to spend much time together, reminiscing and catching up on lost time. Although these moments together make both of them happy, it leads Nobuko to reflect more on her losses and the relationship she has with Koji's fiancée Machiko.

Cast

 * Sayuri Yoshinaga as Nobuko Fukuhara
 * Kazunari Ninomiya as Koji Fukuhara
 * Haru Kuroki as Machiko Sata
 * Kenichi Kato as "Shanghai Uncle"
 * Tadanobu Asano as Kuroda
 * Yuriko Hirooka as Tomie
 * Miyu Honda as Tamiko
 * Christopher McCombs as Charles Sweeney
 * Nenji Kobayashi as Demobilized Officer
 * Kazunaga Tsuji as Senior Man
 * Isao Hashizume as Kawakami Professor

Filming
Principal photography began on 26 April 2015 in Nagasaki and was completed on 11 July 2015.

Music
The musical score for Nagasaki was composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. A soundtrack album was released by Milan Records on 23 September 2016.

Box office
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son grossed ¥1.98 billion in Japan.