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DVD Features:

• Region 1; USA & Canada
• Keep Case
• Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
• Audio:

• Additional Release Material:

Product Description:

Three generations of a Japanese family are moved by awakening memories of a family event involving an American relative.

Plot Synopsis:

In this moving and thought-provoking film from Akira Kurosawa, four Japanese youngsters begin a voyage of discovery when their parents leave for Hawaii and leave them with their grandmother, Kane.
The elderly woman has never forgotten the horrors caused by the bombing of Nagasaki during World War II, and tells her grandchildren whatever she remembers about it. Most prominent among her haunting memories remains the death of her husband. Although she has never forgiven America for the bombing, her views -- as well as those of the entire family -- get put to the test when her Japanese-American nephew visits them.

Plot Keywords:

Families | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

• Additional Cast: Narumi Kayashima (Machiko), Tomoko Ohtakara (Tami), Mitsunori Isaki (Shinjiro), Toshie Negishi (Yoshie), Choichiro Kawarasaki (Noboru) and Mie Suzuki (Minako).
• Distributed by Palace.
• The movie was shown, out-of-competition, at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

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