All language subtitles for Children.Of.Nagasaki.1983.1080p.WEBRip.x264.AAC-[YTS.MX]_EN

A Shochiku Eiga and Hori Production Movie

Shochiku

On August 6, 1945

At 8:15 a.m.

An atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima

On August 9, 1945

at 11:02 a.m.

An atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki

War is the work of man.

War is the destruction of human life.

War is death.

Nowhere do these truths
impose themselves...

upon us more forcefully than...

in this city of Hiroshima,
at this Peace Memorial.

Two cities will forever have
their names linked together,

Hiroshima and Nagasaki,

as the only cities in the
world that have had...

the ill fortune to reveal to us that...

man is capable of
destruction beyond belief.

Their names will forever stand out as...

the names of the only
cities in our time that...

have been singled out as a warning...

to future generations that...

war can destroy human efforts
to build a world of peace.

Children of Nagasaki

Director:
Keisuke Kinoshita

August 7th

- Good Morning, Aunt.
- Going out already?

Makoto, come here for a second.

But...

You have to see.
Come quickly!

Hurry!

The poor birds!
You should release them.

What's Takeo up to?

He's playing with the
bird cage out in the garden.

You see?

The mother has courage.

She came to save her babies.

Mom, come see!

You must release them!

Stop it.

- Those are my sparrows.
- Don't you feel sorry for them?

No!

Take cover!

- Mom, are you coming?
- We're going now.

We're going.

Don't be late.

Go on ahead to the shelter.

Hurry!

Take cover!

Take shelter!

Hurry up, Ma'am!

Over here, Mom.

I was just about to step out,
then this alert!

I want to send Ritsuko and
Takeo to the countryside.

I won't go.

The ocean is too far.
And there's no river.

Don't be fussy.
Auntie will take you there.

I won't go. I don't like Uncle.

I don't like Auntie,
even more than Uncle.

- My!
- The rascals!

You're so selfish.

You should come to Koba
with us. We could play together.

Okay, Mom?

But Grandma is all by herself.

I'll help her out.

Excuse me.

We're going to the bathroom.

You shouldn't be so stubborn.
I told you to let them go.

He even brought the
sparrows into the shelter.

But I like them.
And they were hard to catch.

If you like them, set them free.

You would be miserable too, if you
were separated from your mother.

She's right.

Behave yourself!
God is looking upon you.

He sees everything.

Watch out.

- Let them go.
- I want to take care of them.

I'll take you to see Uncle on Sunday.

That's a good idea.

- I'm not going.
- Me neither.

Listen to your mother!

Quiet!

No need to shout.

I shout when I want to!

Children should leave the city
if they have a place to go to.

Yes, but some don't want to go.

Use your head.

As a schoolteacher, you should
make sure the children leave first.

But she must often go to school.

Even during the summer vacation.

There are no vacations in a time of war.

I'm talking about students.

What if there's an
air raid on the school?

Teachers must ensure the
safety of their students.

You and your lectures!

Who are you kidding?
You bother me!

Please stop arguing!

You're such a hothead!

Our son is at the battlefront.
You must have a strong will.

Takeo,

You hear the cries of
the sparrow outside?

It must be the mother sparrow.

She probably heard her offspring.

She came way out here to look for them.

Takeo, what will you do?

You know what to do, right?

God never abandons anyone,

not even a sparrow.

It must be love, a parent's
love for the offspring.

I'll let them go!

Don't go far!

Fly!

Dr. Nagai,

- You heard from Dr. Tomonaga, I believe.
- Yes, I have.

Here is the patient's data
for Friday's operation.

Tell him I'll discuss this over dinner.

- Have your children left?
- Yes.

They'll be missed.

Well, I'm here most of the time...

Easy for you to say...

Were they evacuated?

Yes. They're in Koba, not far away.

That's reassuring.

My mother-in-law will take care of them.

Doctor, you're directly
exposed to x-rays.

I'm sure it's affecting you.

- No, I'm alright.
- But if...

- The voltage is set?
- Yes.

You seem very tired these days.

We all are.

But you are exposed to radiation.

This is a time of war.

Get ready to turn it on.

Good day.

Makoto!

I guess you're tired out.
Let's rest a bit.

Let's keep on walking.
We're 2/3 of the way there.

She can't go on.

We'll take a breather over there.

We just rested.

She's not like you.

We won't be able to
swim if we dilly-dally.

You can swim every day from now on.

I want to rest.

We'll leave you behind.

I wish it were closer.

It's 7 km. away.

But it would be useless if
the place were too close.

Piggyback me, Mom!

Such a baby!

Don't spoil her.

Alright, I'll give you a piggyback.

- Don't do it.
- Makoto, carry the bag.

Come on, this way.

You're so heavy. I'll
have trouble standing.

We're pooped out, just like she is!

UP you go.

I piggybacked you too, even
after you entered grade school.

You're kidding.

It's true. You've forgotten already?

Now I remember.

I had a sprained ankle that time.

You were crying so loudly.

Weakling!
Ouch!

Naughty boy!!!

That's enough. Get down and walk.

Just a little longer.

You spoil her too much!

Even so...

I won't be able to piggyback
her when she grows older.

Now is my only chance.

Alright. When the time comes
I will piggyback you, too.

You're so kind!

I hope I'll grow old quickly.

No way!

Why?

You'll wear dentures
like Grandma in Koba.

Children and adults receive
the same amount of food rations.

Shall I leave a little more?

Oh, no. Save it for yourselves.

Have you heard? It's horrible.

Hiroshima was bombed yesterday morning.

Terrible!

Grandpa Hirata said the
entire city was destroyed.

It's hopeless.

We have no chance of winning.

I've evacuated my children,

even though they didn't want to go.

Good move. Nagasaki is also in danger.

Ritsuko and Takeo, you must go, too.

I'll never forgive myself if
something happens to you...

before your father returns
from the battlefront.

Sure. We'll all feel assured if you go.

We'll go.

No way! You said you wouldn't.

Takeo!

Time to prepare dinner.

Thanks for everything.

Oh!

I just got back.

Didn't you have air-raid drills tonight?

I switched places.

I thought you'd feel lonely
now that the children have left.

We'll have a nice relaxing
evening together for a change.

I can't relax after hearing
that Hiroshima was wiped out.

What's the matter with the military?

Losing all of their battles.

No one really thinks we can win.

Dear...

I ran into Nurse Yamazaki the other day.

Oh? It was her day off.

Did she say anything?

She said there was
something wrong with you.

- Something wrong?
- She said you must rest.

Tuberculosis is quickly spreading.
With so many patients...

I can't take a break
just because I'm tired.

Is it just fatigue?

You say that a person knows his
body better than anyone else.

Isn't there a link between
the x-rays and your health?

Miss Yamazaki thinks you
should rest for 10 to 20 days.

Don't be silly.

I have so much to do.

There is no effective
treatment for tuberculosis.

Early detection and medical
care is the best we can do.

Even if we isolate the
patients, they need x-rays.

It's not just TB I'm working on.
I'm also furthering my research.

I do research on the organization
of human tissues at the university.

But you are likely to die!

Don't talk nonsense!

Please take a vacation.

How are the children?
They should be having fun.

They can swim in the river every day.

And they can collect pine nuts.

Makoto said to me,

"We're evacuating to Koba because
it's too dangerous to stay here."

And he asked why
it's not dangerous for me.

Just when you think of him as a kid.

He was really worried for both of us.

That's a nice thing for him to say.

I said we might escape
faster without them.

He begged me not to die.

Get me a cold glass of water.

Mother gave us a pumpkin.
I'll boil it now.

Good.

Lord, we ask you to bless our meal.

We ask through your
son Jesus Christ. Amen.

In the name of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Let's eat.

Do it for the kids.
Please get a physical exam.

I got one.

When?

Who did you see?

I did an x-ray scan on myself.

And?

I have an enlarged spleen.

My liver is greatly swollen
in the upper right section.

Because of this, my stomach
and intestines are constricted.

My heart has moved slightly
sideways due to upward pressure.

What is it? What disease?

X-rays use very high voltages
of 60,000 to 300,000 volts.

I try to avoid being exposed
to the x-rays, but...

- The x-rays are the cause?
- Yes.

I've been overexposed little by little
over a long period of time.

A short rest won't heal me.

You can take along vacation.

Rest until you are healed.

I won't be healed.

You won't be healed?

I won't die right away.

But...

I will not live a long life.

You are Catholic, too.

You shouldn't fear death.

In any case, we will all die.

Though in my case,

it may be a bit sooner.

No need to panic.

I must make the best use
of the years I have left.

How many years?

I don't know. No one knows
when their time is up.

Good evening. Matsuda here.

Come in.

Sorry to disturb you at night.

Excuse me.

What's the matter?

The bomb that fell on Hiroshima
is a new type.

A new type?
What do you mean?

Hiroshima became a
sea of fire in an instant.

It may be an atomic bomb.

They might have completed
it before Japan could.

It must be the bomb we heard
rumors of, atoms that explode.

That must be it.

Otherwise you would
not have a sea of fire.

There are rumors that Japan is about to
complete the bomb, and can win the war.

America has done it first.

August 8th

Did you forget something?

I'm fortunate you're a strong woman.

I know you will take care of
the children after my death.

By the grace of God.

Thank you.

I won't be home tonight,

but let's see a smile on
your face for tomorrow night.

I'll be going.

Air-Raid Relief Room

I got married 3 years after
graduating from college.

My starting salary was
only 40 yen a month.

Could you get by on that?

Of course not, even if
everything was cheap back then.

You're right.

That's why I lived with the
family of my future wife.

And I never moved out.

- Don't you feel like an adopted son?
- Not at all.

Sometimes I'm at odds
with my mother-in-law.

She's a strong woman.

She's from Goto Island, you see.

My father-in-law was a cattle dealer.

They first met when he went
to Goto to purchase cattle.

Marriages of love
through the generations...

I wonder.

We know everything.

You were once a boarding student
in the house you now live in.

Enough about me.

The head nurse told me that
a student in your research lab...

once saw you kissing
your wife in broad daylight.

It's the truth.

And this shirt, these
pants, even these socks,

everything I wear has
always been made by my wife.

Everything the children wear as well.

What a fine wife.

Yes. She's a great wife.

So, Doctor...

Keep quiet.
I know how you feel.

You are a happy man.

I started with just 40 yen, you know.

I did have to work hard.

Midnight already?

It's slow. I wonder
which one is off time.

- Yours, of course.
- These lousy watches.

Doctor, why not rest now?
We will stay on duty.

Another day safely passed.

August 9th

11:02 a.m.

Atomic bomb drops on Nagasaki

Air Alert!

Shelter managers!

Don't stay outside.
Hurry, go into the shelter.

Fool. It's my duty to be out here.

Children and seniors, go to
Yamazato Elementary School!

Air Alert!

Terrible leaflets are
being dropped from the sky.

Really?

"Nagasaki in April, a city of flowers"
"Nagasaki in August, a city of ashes"

Don't talk about the leaflets.
The military police will drag you away.

But those leaflets are accurate in
forecasting the air-raids, right?

That's why the military doesn't
want us to know about the leaflets.

They'll think you're
a spy if you say that.

How scary!

I wish I knew how the war is going.

All our efforts appear useless.

It's so hot!

Come on. You can bear it.

I wonder why they want
to drop a bomb out here.

Grandma...

Mom is your daughter, right?

Of course she is.

Then why don't you let her come here?
You don't care if she dies?

She won't die. I always pray
to the Virgin Mary for her.

Hey, come help us!

We're coming.

Take your time.

We might not have time
to build more shelters.

The shelters are always full
ever since Hiroshima was hit.

Looks to be a hot day.

- I can't stand it.
- I'll go now.

10:30 already!

We can't get any work done.

Fusa, are you going to the mill?

Of course.

And you, Midori?

I'll go after I prepare lunch
and take it to the hospital.

Can I go with you this afternoon?

I also want to go to Koba.

See you later.

How can we?

I'm sure there will be another alert.

Prepare for immediate action!

Prepare for immediate action!

The shelter was stifling.

No sign of air-raid.

Good work.

Let's start making our rounds.

- Hello.
- Hot today, isn't it?

Yes, what heat!

Where are you headed?

To the mill.

Be sure to return before
the enemy planes fly over.

Yes, we'll hurry.

Are you going?

- We'll leave together.
- Let's go and come back quickly.

We won't be of much help, though.

You're right.

I'll get the husks.

Brother!

He went to the river.

I want to go too!

No, you mustn't.
You will drown.

You can only go when I'm with you.

I'll prepare something
good to eat. You'll help me.

Nurse Yamazaki, please
show this to the surgeons.

Grandma!

Get down!

You saw that light?

You saw it, Makoto? Answer me!

A B-29 collided with the sun!

Stay here. Don't go out.

Was that the wind?

The wind, I guess.

I wonder what's going on.
The war is getting worse.

There was a flash... just above
the Urakami district.

What could it be?

Grandma, what's that?

I wonder.

It's dangerous. Don't go out.

I just want to see.
Look, it's coming this way.

It's all burnt.

Burnt paper?

Fabric, too.

There must be a great fire.

That flash must have caused it.

Our house may have burned too.

Grandma!

It can't be!

Come here, anyone!

Anyone here?

Did you see Dr. Nagai?

Doctor!

Everywhere... everything has burned.

That can't be!

And that bomb didn't make a sound!

She's right. There was
only this incredible flash.

No way could it destroy all of Urakami!

Go ask them.
They're coming this way.

Who?

Look. So many people
coming. Over there!

My belly hurts.

Takeo!

Takeo, we were waiting for you.

What's wrong?

His stomach hurts. He had
a hard time getting here.

Everything will be alright.
Grandma's here now.

What about Mom?

She hasn't returned yet?

I hope she'll come soon.

I wonder if she's with Father.

I see.

Everything has burned...

Caused by that flash...

Don't worry.
Aunt Masako will look for her.

Even though your mother isn't here,

I'm sure she was saved.

Let's eat.

I'll go look for them tomorrow.

- I'll go too.
- Me too.

You cannot.

The houses were all burnt down.

And cows died with
their bellies this big.

Even the cathedral burned.

It's like being in Hell.

The electricity doesn't work either.

Come back soon!

You mustn't walk down this path.

Be sure to find Mother.

Find her!

Grandma!

You should wear the hat that Mother made.

That was your mother's.
It must have burned.

Get along with each other.

Let's swim.

Not going to swim?

There were plenty of bodies
floating in the Ohashi river.

The water from that river flows here too.

To Harunta river too?

Along the banks of Harunta there
were a lot of people burnt black.

Well, I'd better not swim.

Lots of people like ghosts covered
in blood went into the shelters.

Mom may be coming.
Let's go home.

- It tastes good.
- It's good.

Brother, isn't it time
for Grandma to return?

She's late.

She'll come back.
The city is still burning.

She'll come back after it stops.

What about Mom?

What is she doing?

Do you think she is dead?

Brother?

She isn't dead.

Makoto!

There she is!

Mom is back?

No.

Is Grandma back?

No. Togawa-sensei is here.

Makoto!

You're here!

Makoto,

I will leave Shinji and Naoshi
with you. Look after them.

Shinji,

Naoshi is injured.
Be nice to him.

Okay.

Say hello to your grandmother for me.

Granny!

Granny...

Urakami was completely destroyed.

My daughters... all three are dead.

I left Naoshi and Shinji with the children.

Please look after them.

I don't know where my wife is,
or if she is even alive.

Your wife might be...

Yes.

Dr. Nagai formed a relief
station in Mitsuyama.

He's alive?

The doctor who treated
Naoshi's head injury told me.

That's why he can't
come to see us right away.

Any news of your daughter Midori?

This...

is what has become of her.

You couldn't go to our home?

I couldn't.

Everything was terribly burnt.

The cathedral was still burning.

- How far did you go?
- Why didn't you go home?

Couldn't you take the back roads?

The ashes were so hot.

All around...

They were cremating the dead.

The streets were blocked?

But Shinji and Naoshi
were able to walk here.

I'm so tired I can't even speak.

Let's eat now and go to bed early.

What is that container?
The one you put in the cabinet.

Oh, that? It's nothing.

I picked it up on the road.

Grandma!

Grandma...

My hair is falling out.
I wonder why..

It falls out when I touch it.

You're just tired. A woman's
hair falls out when she's tired.

Don't touch it.

Mom!

What's the matter?
Your face is injured!

Ritsuko...

Takeo,

Your mother is dead.

Where? How?

I finally found her at her the
Yamazato Elementary School shelter.

No way!
We were saved by the shelter!

He's right.

She went looking for you,
then went to the shelter.

Her face and hands...
the skin had all peeled off.

Yes.

Shizuko is dead, too.

The injured are not suffering
from ordinary wounds.

Even those that seem barely
injured die one after the other.

Radiation is the cause.

Invisible to the eye, it is
radiation that is killing them.

What can we do?

Doctor!

Yes?

Even though you dressed my wounds...

I'm not going to survive.

Thank you for everything.

Don't say that.
Show some courage.

You must be strong.

Stop it.

I understand you.

I am sure that heaven is beautiful.

I myself will go there someday.

We will meet again in heaven.

Yes, in heaven.

Doctor, she will lose her
will to live if you say that.

She won't last two more days.

Even so, you are saying she's going to die.

So what's wrong?

They are dying all around us.

And we continue to lie to them?

We shouldn't lie to those who believe
in God and will accept death.

Our trivial lies are useless.

Still...

The smoke is painful.

The odor is horrible for
those about to go to heaven.

The wind is blowing unfavorably.

Must we move locations again and again?

Doctor, how is Miss Yamazaki?

She suffers from radiation poisoning.

She may not last until tomorrow.

Doctor...

Hang in there!

Thank you for everything.

You shouldn't thank me.

I am the one who must thank you.

You were a good worker.

I've been with you since I was 17.

Really? Yes, indeed.

You were clumsy as a student nurse.

I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you.

But you became a fine nurse.

I'll be back tomorrow.

You often scolded me.

I even had a swollen cheek
where you slapped me once.

Really?

Did I do that?

I am happy now.

These memories are all precious to me.

None of that. What will the patients
think if they see a nurse crying?

I also have good memories.

I remember how you
worried about my health.

It's all in the past now.

No, I still worry for you.

I know, I know.

Well, I'll be back tomorrow.

Hang in there until then.

Doctor...

Thank you for everything.

Doctor!

I'm alright.
I only have a leg cramp.

His temple artery is hemorrhaging!
Press down on it.

Hurry!

Father.

Makoto!

You must not touch that container.

I know you really want to look at it.

Why not? You found it on the ground.

Yes. Hound“.

I picked up something inside it, too.

Why are you crying?

You are her son after all.

What's inside the container calls for you.

Take a look.

That is your mother.

She must be happy
to be held in your arms.

What's the matter, Makoto?
Don't you want to go?

You're a funny kid.

Well then, let's rest a bit?

If you cry now,

You won't have any tears left
when you reach the city ruins.

Grandma, you carried Mom
on your back, didn't you?

Of course.

All parents do.

It's all part of raising kids.

Granny...

Hello, Sagawa-sensei.

Is something the matter?

No, I'm taking him to the city ruins.

And he has already started to cry.

Let's go now.

And your wife?

I gave up looking.

I don't know where she died.
I don't know where I should start crying.

Your two boys, Shinji and
Naoshi, don't seem well.

Are they alright?

They are sad, I'm sure.

I'm going to take them with me.

Thank you for everything.

No need to thank me.

But where will you take them?

To relatives in Amakusa.

Good idea. There are many
Catholics in Amakusa as well.

I think so.

We will pray. Just pray.

The Americans dropped these leaflets.

I don't know if our prayers can be heard.

To the People of Japan

Carefully read what
is written in this leaflet.

The United States has succeeded
in inventing an explosive...

more powerful than anything
that has existed until now.

The atomic bomb now
invented has a power equal to...

the bombing capacity of 2,000 large B-29s.

You must reflect seriously
on this terrible fact.

Before this bomb destroys
all of the military installations...

that are prolonging this useless war,

we hope that you will petition
the emperor to stop the war.

Dead: 73,884
injured: 74,909

Sufferers: 120,820

Houses destroyed by fire: 11,574
Houses half-ruined: 6,035

Area destroyed by fire: 6,699,000 m2

Makoto, your father was here.

That cross wasn't here
when I came yesterday.

It was Father who raised that cross?

I'm sure he wept while raising it.

Collect the bones of your mother.
Put them in this container.

Please collect them.

Be careful where you walk.

A rosary.
It must be your mother's.

She died ahead of me.

It's unbearable.

Why doesn't Father
come to see us at Koba?

He is a doctor at a university
hospital. He has an incredible task.

Now pray for the repose of your mother.

May the will of the Lord be done.

May the souls of the faithful

be blessed in the name of the Lord,

and rest in eternal peace.

Ritsuko, what's the matter?

The doctor is here!

What's the matter?

Good evening! Dr. Nagai is here.

Doctor, I thought Takeo
was asleep. He is dead.

Ritsuko lost her hair and
has constant diarrhea.

Please look at her...

Ritsuko, the doctor is here.
The doctor has arrived.

Ritsuko, hold on!

The Doctor is here!

Brother, Mom isn't here.

August 15th
Unconditional surrender of Japan

August 18th

Doctor, are you there?

Excuse me.

It's Yamamoto and Hamasato!

Nice to see you safe and sound.
Your daughter's name is Kayano, right?

They are former students of mine.

You returned from the front line?

Come in, small though it is.

The tea is cold. Gran
has to prepare more.

Excuse me.

I brought some rice from the countryside.

I brought some black sugar
and sweet potatoes.

Thank you very much.
Food is precious.

We went to Koba yesterday.

Oh my-

Thank you.

You went to Koba?
Must have been a rough trip.

We heard that you had
moved here on the 15th.

I had rented a house in Koba
as a shelter for evacuation.

The mountains there were also
full of wounded and burnt victims.

Relax and sit cross-legged.

Doctor...

We apologize for not having kept in touch.

I'm glad you came back alive.

We are embarrassed, actually.

I heard about the death of your wife.

I'm very sorry.

Relax and sit cross-legged.

Thank you.

Only my two children survived.

The elder returned to class
today for the first time.

The school asked all students to attend.

Yamazato Elementary School, right?

It was only 700 meters from the epicenter.

I wonder how many will attend.

I'm sorry for the long delay.

All students of the Yamazato Elementary
School are here in attendance.

There were 25 teachers.

Now there are only 3.

We had 1800 students.

1200 students have perished.

And today, only 30 students
have come to school.

These writings are invaluable.

This is the first report ever on
the atomic bomb explosion, I believe.

It doesn't matter if it's the first report.

The content is what's important.

While your life was in danger,

You took the risk to write this.
(Atomic Bomb Rescue and Relief Report)

I am a professor of radiology, you see.

I just did my duty.

For example, I wrote here...

It was said that after
an atomic bomb explosion,

for 75 years no plant or
animal could sustain life.

But in the third week, at the
epicenter, Matsugawa town,

I found a swarm of ants.

The students who helped
me had a rough time.

We wanted to measure residual
radioactivity but had no equipment.

In order to evaluate the danger?

I quickly asked Prof. Shinohara of Kyushu
U. for equipment to measure radioactivity.

We split up the tasks
to observe organic life.

After one month, we saw earthworms.

And rats scurrying around.

It's reassuring to hear this.

That feeling of relief is what scares me.

You start to think an atomic
bomb isn't so dangerous.

Within one kilometer of the epicenter,
death was instantaneous...

or death within a few minutes.

At 500 meters, stomachs were ripped
open with intestines hanging out.

At 700 meters, heads were torn off,

and instances where eyes popped out.

I didn't know about this.

My neighborhood shelter
was 15 or 16 meters deep.

It was just 600 meters
from the epicenter.

Everyone was killed, except
for one kid in the middle.

In my mother-in-law's case,

she lost 2 daughters, her brother and his
wife, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren.

She lost a total of 11 of her own.

Kayano, come to me.

What is it?

Come into my arms.

November 23rd

Urakami Cathedral Funeral Service

Lord, grant them eternal rest.

May your light shine everlasting.

May grace be always with them.

May the souls of the deceased,

by the grace of God rest in peace.

The eulogy will be delivered by
Dr. Nagai on behalf of the Catholics.

Tribute to Victims of the Atomic Bomb

On August 9, 1945

At about 10:30 a.m.,

A meeting of the Supreme Council of War
was in session at Imperial Headquarters...

to decide whether Japan would
surrender or continue to wage war.

Would Japan offer the world a new peace,
or further bloodshed and carnage?

A fateful decision had to be made.
The world faced a turning point.

Just then, at 11:02 a.m. an atomic
bomb exploded over our Urakami district.

In an instant 8,000 Catholics
were called into the hands of God.

Within hours, fI ames burnt to ashes
this sacred land of the Far East.

God has ordained the sacrifice of Urakami.

To end the war, He required your sacrifice.

And your admirable sacrifice
has led to the end of the war.

You were innocent I ambs.

Blessed are you, who are now
embraced in the hands of God.

For us, the survivors,

We will never cease to speak
of the cruelty of your sacrifice.

We must swear that this sacrifice
will never again be offered to God.

Everywhere and always, we
will talk of this barbarity.

We pledge to you
to continue to speak out.

I object!

It is not God who
required this sacrifice!

I object!
This is absurd!

Kayano,

This is the voice of mom.

Liar!

No, it's true.

Show me.

Better not.

Mom is in heaven.

(Mar)'

Nagai Midori

Recite one last prayer.

Holy Mary, pray for us.

Holy Mary, pray for us.

Lord, grant them eternal peace.

May your light shine everlasting.

May your grace be
always with them. Amen.

You're stronger than I am, Makoto!

Leave it to me. Go and rest over there.

- I'm tired, too.
- Come here, Kaya.

I wish more bombs would drop.

Why?

Mom would hold me in the shelter.

I'll hold you in my arms.

Japanese children are so cute.

Mister, will you stand over there?

The pictures that you took,

please show them...

to as many people in
your country as possible.

On that hill...

stood the biggest church in Asia.

In this neighborhood...

10,000 people lived...

as happily and peacefully...

as in your own country.

And prayed to the same God as do you.

Now, 8500 of them are dead...

because of your bomb.

Please tell that to your people also.

Who are you?

I am Professor of Medicine
at Nagasaki University.

December 24th

Dr. Nagai, we will again
hear the bell ring.

Thank you. Thanks to you, Aoki-san.

I never thought the bell
could survive undamaged.

God has watched over it.

Lift it up.

You kiddies look good, too!

Makoto, Kayano, wake up.

Listen. The bell is ringing.

Will you go outside?

It's daybreak in Urakami.

The bell never rung during the war.

Even after the war.

Today is the first day.

Why the grumpy looks?

You can hear the bell.

Today is Christmas!

Dress warmly.

Wear this.
Okay?

We must quickly rebuild Urakami...

and turn these hideous ruins...

into a hill bursting with flowers.

And shave that beard
and cut that hair of yours.

You should take care of
your appearance first.

She's right. I don't
like your looks either.

Everyone stares at you.

It's true.

Me, too. I like a clean daddy...

better than a dirty daddy.

Really? Do you want know why
I never shaved all this time?

I decided six months ago not to
shave my beard or cut my hair.

Why?

I never mentioned this to you, but...

I was supposed to die before your mother.

The order was reversed.

Your mother went to heaven ahead of me.

So now six months have
passed since her death.

My beard and my long hair...

are signs of apology to your mother.

She must be happy to hear that.

So please bear with it a little longer.

Okay, but I've had to endure a great deal.

I have something I must say.

Please tell us.

Midori and Shizuko were my daughters.

My two daughters have not
been called to heaven by God.

They were not sacrificial I ambs.

They were killed by the atomic bomb.

So we knew the war was lost, and
we wanted to continue anyway.

It went on much too long.

70,000 people were killed as a result,

and more than 70,000
were hideously burned.

They were not sacrificed
in the name of peace!

Peace should never require the
savage death of innocent children.

They were all slaughtered I ambs.

August 9, 1945. This is the day that...

Jesus was crucified for the second time.
This is how I feel.

I am not in a position to judge.

The Lord said,

"Vengeance is mine.
It is I who will repay."

God will punish them.

Thief!

Catch him!

Please!
At least leave the white box!

It's a Christmas present for my child!

Help!

He probably stole it right
from the child's pillow.

The thief and the victim
are both suffering.

January, 1946

Stop it, you thief!

I haven't done anything!

Show me what you have.

Why must I show you?

Why run away if you're innocent?

Stop insulting me!

Stop it!

What's that?

It's mine.

He's a thief!

He stole my wallet.

Stop!

One moment!

I will talk to him.

I'm amazed that you're still
alive, neighbor Hirata-san.

Now, I live in lsahaya
with my older brother.

I see.

My wife, my daughter...

and my son who was drafted...

They're all dead.

I don't know why, but
I'm the only survivor.

The in-laws of my daughter even told me,

"The man who should have died
first was the one who survived."

They shouldn't say that.

Thank you for saving me today.

It was nothing.

You go to Omura for your lectures?

I teach at Nagasaki, lsahaya and Omura.

I couldn't recognize
you wearing that beard.

I want to give up.

My life has no meaning.

They can turn me over to the police.

They can hang me, for all I care.

I let myself snitch
things, like others do.

You mustn't do that.

Visit us once in a while.

We haven't anything to offer though.

No thank you.

Hirata-san!

Don't worry about me.

Please come visit us.

Kaya, please get well soon.

It's snowing again!

I knew it was getting cold.

Give my regards to Dr. Nagai.

Thank you.

I'll hold the umbrella for you.

Thanks, but you should go back inside.

I'd have a rough time
if you were to get sick.

Don't worry.

Father will be pleased
by what Aoki-san said.

I'm sure he'll be happy.

God watches over us, seeing everything.

Dad won't get better living
in this rundown shack.

The roof is full of holes.

Even the snow blows inside.

I hope Father comes home soon.

I made a delicious
soup today, with cI ams.

I'm going to look for him.

Dad!

Isn't that great news?
You must be happy, right?

Of course!

Aoki-san went out of his way to tell us.

He said it's to thank you for your
help after the atomic bombing.

The carpenter and mason
are both Catholics.

They said it's easy to
build using old materials.

Eat some.

A little more.

Enough.

You have to eat to get rid of your cold.

I had enough.

Alright.

To make up for it, you must
eat a lot tomorrow morning.

Your grandma will make you potato soup.

With lots of tasty potatoes.

- I'm done.
- There's some left. Eat it.

I've had enough.

Listen, Makoto.

I spoke with Dr. Tomonaga
today in Omura.

You should transfer to a school in Omura
at the start of the new school year.

In Omura?

Why? What is the reason for this?

Dr. Tomonaga also thinks
it would be best for him.

The school here is in a shack
and is often closed.

And the surroundings are not good.

Kids chasing jeeps,
shouting, "Hello, Hello!"

They flip over the rubble and take
things that don't belong to them.

Of course, Makoto doesn't do this.

They pick up bones and
interfere with cremations.

As long as Makoto doesn't
do these things.

I want to shield him from bad influences.

A child's environment is important.

Dr. Tomonaga and his wife
are willing to take in Makoto.

Just for two years, 5th and 6th grade.

For middle school you
can return to Nagasaki.

Makoto, you know I go to Omura each week.

I can see you then.

You can come back on Saturday,

and return on Monday morning.

But he'll be riding a train for two hours!
A crowded train!

I take the same train, round trip.

The poor boy.

A moment ago he was so happy
to hear news of a new home.

He'll move in April for the new
school year. It's January now.

A new house can be built in ten days.

Makoto! Where are you going?

He left crying.

What else did you expect?

You too, Kayano, you're crying?

I understand her feelings.

She is going to miss her older brother.

Papa is mean.

The moon is out tonight?

The snow was still falling a moment ago.

It must be beautiful.

It's a full moon today.

Gran...

Yes?

Makoto and Kayano will
be orphans someday.

I want them strong enough
to withstand the harshness of life.

I'm going to sleep.

At Urakami Station this morning,

A woman who sat next to me
said this to her child,

"Take out 50 sen and give it to that kid."

"But you'll get lice
if you touch the kid."

"You mustn't touch him.
So don't get close."

The words of an adult toward a
child orphaned by the bomb.

A kind offer of 50 sen was
instead alms to the poor.

The adult wanted peace of mind.

She could not truly understand
or share the boy's suffering.

That's what the world is like.

Even if I'm hard on my kids,

I want them to be strong.

Dad, I will go to Omura.

I thought you were asleep!

It tickles!

What tickles?

Keep quiet!

You're a good son, Makoto.

Your feet sure have grown big.

Your nails are too long.
I'll cut them for you tomorrow.

It tickles!

I didn't do a thing.

It tickles! Help me, Grandma!

Stop kidding around.

Dr. Nagai!

Sagawa-san!

I'm sorry I haven't come to see you.

Yes, it's been a longtime.

You look so clean-cut.

I shaved my beard and cut my hair.

I'm glad to see you looking good.

In the spring, I'm eager to
be outdoors, just like the patients.

- This is your new home?
- With everyone's help.

I wanted to come visit you.

This area was farmland before, right?

The soil is covered with
rubble and can't be tilled.

I see.

Your old home was a big two-story house.

You had a pond and many trees.

Nothing but weeds now.

But look over there.
Flowers are blooming!

I see.

Even small living things are
growing after the atomic bomb.

It's great to see life returning.

Let's take a look.

Is your mother-in-law here?

No, she went to Koba with Kaya.

We still have a quarter
acre of farmland there.

Koba must be beautiful in early spring.

The flowers are blooming.
The shoots are sprouting.

No, it's not beautiful.

I still have fresh memories
of the horrible tragedy there.

I see.

I left both of my sons,
Shinji and Naoshi,

in the care of your family
for one night, but...

Let's go inside.

They're all dead.

I still don't know where my wife died.

All my children died.

I don't have anyone to worry about.

I feel oddly refreshed.

It's just the opposite with me.

I still have my mother-in-law
and my two children.

I have about 3 more years
to live, they say.

All the more reason.

You must find a new mother
for Makoto and Kaya.

I appreciate your concern.

But Sagawa-san,

When an ant finds sugar, the ant
quickly takes it back to the nest.

Yes, it does.

But if it is a substitute
such as saccharin or dulcin,

humans find it just as sweet...

and use it in candy or soft drinks,

but the ant just ignores it.

I'm sure.

For a couple, a first or a second
marriage makes little difference.

But ifs different for children.

Their real mother is like sugar.

A second mother is a saccharin substitute.

We may tell them it's just as sweet,

but like the ant, they know
which is the true taste.

At least, I want to
leave my children with...

memories of this true taste.

They have no wealth, no clothes, no money.

They have no mother.
Soon, they won't have a father.

If there was something
I could leave with them,

it would be the memory
of their only mother.

Yes. You are right.

- I'm home.
- Welcome home.

I didn't know you'd be here.

I like your new home.

Welcome.

How you've grown!

Have I?

Go wash your hands.

In April, I will go to an
elementary school in Omura.

Dr. Nagai, a package for you.

Wait. Thank you for the other day.

Oh, it was nothing.

A few days ago, I felt sick on the
way back from the university.

Dad, what's in the package?

It's from Aunt Masako.

I'll open it.

Does it happen to you often?

When I'm tired.

While I rested in Matsuyama,
the young postman called out,

"Dr. Nagai, what's the matter?"

You don't find many young
people like him today.

He even brought me home.

You must take care.

You see, that's why I told you.

I won't ask you again.

Papa, dried fish!
And so many!

Very tasty looking fish.

They arrived just in time.
Take some with you.

I love whole dried fish and squid, too.

Your grandmother and Kayano, too.

Put these away.

They will be happy.

Your sister, Masako,
is still in Goto Island?

She doesn't like to be in Urakami
and see the destruction.

Yes, I'm sure.

My fife ends in sadness.

My years ends in grief.

My strength weakens with agony.

My bones...

These flowers on me are so pretty.

It fits her just right.

How about mine, just right?

- A perfect fit.
- I'm glad.

You can shorten it if it's too long.

They grow fast. There's no need to.

Tell her, "Thank you."

Makoto, now you have nice
clothes to wear to Omura.

I couldn't buy anything for them.

I don't like to buy clothes.
Nothing but black market goods.

It's well-made with good fabric.

I bet you can't tell these
were discarded blankets.

More reason to be proud of these.

People will be impressed.

Masako, is it true what
you told us earlier?

Yes. I've thought about it since
the day I sent you the package.

I'll make tea. Change clothes
before you get them dirty.

The convent?

I have nowhere else to go.

I'm sure you have carefully
thought it over, but...

I hope you haven't made your
decision because of your burns.

No. It doesn't concern
the scar on my face.

Then why?

Mom, put the tea aside and come listen.

You may say otherwise,
but a facial burn...

is unbearable for a young person.

When the bomb fell,

I was a demon.

A demon?

At school...

I was pulling weeds out in the
field with 8 of my students.

Then the bomb dropped.

We were tossed away.

I started running...

without helping a single child.

I even made things worse.

I pushed aside the children
who were calling out, "Teacher!"

I escaped into the shelter.

Two children followed me.

Only one made it inside the shelter.

The other child collapsed less than
10 meters from the entrance.

Unable to move, he cried out,

"Teacher!"

"Help me, Teacher!"

But I could not leave the shelter.

I was frightened and terrified.

I was scared another
bomb would soon drop.

I could not even save this
child lying right before me.

Suddenly,

a kid sitting next to me rushed out.

He ran to the child who had collapsed
and tried to drag him inside.

The kid was a boy.

But he was weak and collapsed, too.

Even then,

I couldn't get myself out.

I just screamed.

I had abandoned these children.

When I left the shelter, both were dead.

As I escaped from the fires,

people all around were asking for water.

Even then, I didn't give water to anyone.

I would kick and shake off
people who grabbed onto my leg.

I was so terrified.

I just ran away.

I realized my true nature.

You couldn't help it.

Nobody had time to help others.

Some people did.

Doctor, you were helping people.

My position is different.

As a physician, I had act like one.

Not so.

Even then, I was concerned
about the way people saw me.

Don't speak lightly of yourself.

What's important is what you
did or didn't do that day.

I was inhumane.

I thought I could fool myself,
keep silent, and forget about it.

But I could not.

Over the winter, many
times I wished to die.

My burn is my only saving grace.

I could never go on living,

If I had survived without it.

It's not your fault.

It is the fault of the men
who dropped the bomb.

Absolutely.

Indeed, even if we can see
wounds of the flesh,

wounds of the soul remain invisible.

The Allied Forces constantly
photographed the wounded,

but it does not work for
wounds of the soul.

- Makoto,
- Yes?

Ask Aunt Masako to show you her wound.

Look carefully.

Look carefully at everything.

You have to see what happened.

Will you show him?

The school year began on April 4th
at the elementary school in Omura.

I shall never forget that day.

Unfortunately, Dad was
bedridden from two days prior,

and he could not get
up that morning either.

Makoto, wake up.

Papa can't go with you, after all.
You must go alone.

Go wash your face.

I'll go with him.

You must not.

He must learn to live alone.

Gran, can you put a
pillow behind my back?

The trains are crowded in the morning.

I'll go with him.

Don't do such a thing, Gran.

He will step out into a harsh
world. No need to spoil him.

Now is our only chance.

We haven't much time to spoil him.

Kayano, wake up.

Your brother is leaving.

You may want to be a stern
father, but I don't like it.

Good morning, Grandma.
Good morning, Father.

Time to eat.

I must hurry.

Wow! White rice!

And your favorite cI am soup.

No need to rush.

Lord, I offer my day to you.

May you watch over my health.

Time to eat!

Dr. Tomonaga is going to
meet you at the station.

Take a map just in case.

I drew one for you.

Be careful with your wallet when
buying a ticket at the station.

You'll ask for a
children's ticket to Omura.

He already knows that.

He might buy a full fare.

You should have told him yesterday
if it worries you so much.

You never listen to me anyway.

Watch out for pickpockets,
especially in crowded areas.

A lot of smoke gets in when
the train is in a tunnel.

So put a handkerchief over
your mouth and hold your breath.

Will you please be quiet and let him eat.

He will die if he stops breathing.

Gran...

can you give this to him?

If it's spending money,
I gave him some yesterday.

It's a good luck charm.

And this map.

A good luck charm.
Take it with you.

I couldn't see the stations
or scenery along the way.

A lonely first trip for me.

Whenever the train stopped,

I counted on my fingers the
number of stations passed by.

My mother's rosary is now on display
at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.

Despite it all, we were a happy family.

Lord, we thank you.

And ask you to bless this meal.

We ask through your son Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the name of the Lord. Amen.

Today, Grandma prepared
Urakami cuisine for us.

She prepared it because today
is our wedding anniversary.

I'm going to eat like a pig.

Papa is pig!

While continuing his
lectures at the university,

Father began to write about his
experience with the atomic bomb.

It was a difficult struggle for him.

The Bells of Nagasaki

Completed in August, 1946

Atomic Disease and Atomic Medicine

Completed in November, 1946

The World, The Flesh, and Father Smith

Completed in November, 1947

For That Which Passeth Not Away

Completed in January, 1948

He built the Nyokodo house
in the early spring of 1948.

My uncle who returned from the war and
my grandmother stayed at the old house.

The Nyokodo house was small, with
a space of two tatami mats.

He called the home, Nyokodo, meaning,
"Love others as yourself."

After writing, "For That
Which Passeth Not Away,"

Father collapsed at the station in Urakami.

He then left the university
to concentrate on writing.

He also loved to draw when he was tired.

Kayano, look this way.

The Rosary Chain

Completed in March, 1948

Your condition will
worsen by writing so much.

Foreign leaders won't listen to
you and eliminate atomic bombs.

People soon forget everything.
Human nature being what it is.

Gran!

You are always resigned to saying
that people are like this...

and cannot do anything about it.

But you must not give Makoto such ideas.

Oh really?

If men were so great,

they would never have treated
innocent children so cruelly.

It may be the nature of humans,

but if we have aspirations,
we can lead a better life.

Yet.

I wonder,

have I really lived a better life?

I am grateful to you.

I ask you to look after my children.

Children of Nagasaki

Completed in April, 1948

How are you feeling?

My stomach continues to swell.

It looks like it will explode.

So please stop writing.
Why do you continue?

To eat.

What do you mean?

I have my mother-in-law
and my two children.

How will they support themselves?

Everything I write is strictly
censored by the Occupation.

Not one of my books has been published.

I haven't received a single penny.

But one day they will be published,

and will reveal to the world...

the spirit of the Nagasaki people
and the victims of the atomic bomb.

I may have sounded self-important,

but my goal is to make money.
I want to leave money for my family.

It saddens me.

- You shouldn't be.
- Why?

I love my children so much.

I understand.

It tears me apart to think...

I will die leaving them poor.

Please stop talking about death.

The bell you hear ringing was
rescued from the ruins by Aoki-san.

He died last month.

Due to the aftereffects of the bomb?

They die one after another.

Even those who only
walked around the ruins.

The Bells of Nagasaki was
published on April 1, 1951,

three years after completion when
the Occupation censorship was lifted.

A meal in a jet airplane...

I wish Dad could have
tasted it, if only once.

Morning, May 1, 1951 Transfer to hospital

This was the start of his
journey to faraway heaven.

He took his last breath
that night at 9:50 p.m.

You'll come back soon.

Makoto, you're a fine son.

And you are a good father.

Kaya, you too are a good girl.

Grandmother died in July
of the following year.

The bomb killed eleven of her
relatives, including her daughters.

And her house burned down.

After the war, Grandma took care of
us grandchildren as well as the sick.

She may have suffered more
from the war than my father had.

I grew up to become a news journalist.

I was dispatched to Saigon
to cover the Vietnam War.

Now, after two years working in Beirut...

I am about to return to Japan.

I witnessed many wars in the Middle East.

And many atrocities.

Each time a war ended, I was relieved
that an atomic bomb was never used.

My father wished that
the leaders of the world...

would not forget the terror
caused by the atomic bomb.

Kayano has a loving family.
She has a daughter.

I myself have a wife,
a son, and a daughter.

There's Dad!

Welcome back.

What are you doing here, Kayano?

That's no way to greet me.

- We came in his car.
- Oh? Thank you.

- Welcome home.
- Glad to be back.

It's been two years.

Japan is still at peace.

But while saying this,

I cannot help hearing
the voice of my father.

Even if you and Kayano...

are alone in opposition...

even if you are insulted or threatened.

With great resolve...

convey that you are
adamantly opposed to war.

Even if you are looked down
upon and called a coward,

or berated that you are a traitor,

you must continue to cry out,
"No to war!"

Many will tell you, "The enemy is coming.
"Without weapons, we will all be killed."

But, you must keep your
sword in its sheath.

He who draws the sword,
perishes by the sword.

Love your enemy.

Love him, love him, love him so much.

Love him so much that he cannot hate you.

To achieve this,

for you and your children,
you must never forget what happened...

on August 9, 1945,

at 11:02 a.m.

in Urakami, Nagasaki.

You must never forget.

Give me back my father

Give me back my mother

Give us back our grandparents

Give us back our children

Water, please

Water, please

Drink, please

Better to die

Dying is better

Help me, Help me

Water, please

Please

Give me back my father

Give me back my mother

The sky is burning

The city is gone

Rivers flow

Night comes

It is there

My eyes bum

My lips are on fire

Have PW

Give me back my father

Give me my mother

Give us back our grandparents

Give us back our children

Give us our lives

Give us back our unknown

Give us

Give us

Give us peace

- To remember the past is to commit oneself to the future.
- Pope John Paul ll -

Subtitles by kirikomi at karagarga

Cast".
Tsuyoshi Kato

Yuma Toaka

Shinobu Otake

Asaoka Megumi Ai Kanzaki

Masatomo Nakabayashi Mami Nishijima

Toyota Fukuda

Torahiko Hamada

Masao lmafuku

Takashi Yamaguchi

Chikage Awashima

Script: Taichi Yamada
Keisuke Kinoshita

Director:
Keisuke Kinoshita

The End