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.

The Yellow Handkerchief

1977

Japanese

7.3

♡ 12

Yôji Yamada Director

Kaori Momoi as Akemi Ogawa

Sabu Kawahara as (as Hiromasa Kawahara)

Hisao Dazai as Ryokan Manager

Ken Takakura as Yûsaku Shima

The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life. If she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

A Scene at the Sea

1991

Japanese

7.5

♡ 19

Takeshi Kitano Director

Susumu Terajima as

Tetsu Watanabe as

Claude Maki as Shigeru

Sabu Kawahara as Takoh

A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by his also deaf girlfriend, he persists against all odds.

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