Last Hiroshima survivor makes peace with her past | “OBON“ - by Anna Samo & André Hörmann
Akiko Takakura is one of the last survivors of the atomic bomb explosion of Hiroshima. During Obon, she receives the spirits of her parents and is haunted by memories. Her father is an authoritarian and traditional man. Akiko’s childhood consists of constant rejections and beatings. But the horrors of the atomic bomb and Japan’s subsequent capitulation change everything. Finally Akiko experiences fatherly love in the midst of Hiroshima’s ruins.
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Original title - OBON
Director - Anna Samo & André Hörmann
Writer - André Hörmann
Producer - Hörmann Filmproduktion
Year - 2018
© Licensed by SND Films
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