Director(s): Nobuhiko Obayashi
Cast: Takako Tokiwa, Tōru Shinagawa, Yumi Adachi
Producer(s): Kyôko Ôbayashi
The 2nd part of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s ‘Anti-War’ Trilogy.
Relatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo. A mysterious woman named Nobuko suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo’s unknown past.
