As Nobuko (Sayuri Yoshinaga) attempts to rebuild her life in postwar Nagasaki, she is met by her son Koji (Kazunari Ninomiya) who returns from the dead. As he fades in and out of her daily life they reflect on time spent together before and during the war. Together with the animated figures who occupy the neighbourhood, the ghost of Koji enlivens Nobuko’s days and helps lead her to a state of resolution. The film poignantly depicts life in Nagasaki after the bomb and offers a perspective on prewar, wartime, and postwar Japan, loss, and hope. Directed by Yoji Yamada (Love and Honor) based on the wishes of the late writer Yasushi Inoue (Living with My Father), with music by Ryuichi Sakamoto.