Movie

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son

2015 · 130 min

A quiet, tender ghost story that lingers in grief and memory, offering gentle warmth amid profound loss.

Overview: Nobuko works in Nagasaki, Japan as a midwife. Her son died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb. On August 9, 1948, her son appears in front of her again. Since that time, Koji appears in front of her and they reminiscence about pleasant times. These happy, but bizarre moments seem eternal.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, memory, death
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
memory
death
healing
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none