20'  Japanese Japan

After learning the true story behind the Children’s Peace Monument,
a boy named Aki sets out for Hiroshima, driven by a need to see it with his own eyes.
Along the way, he meets a solitary woman, and through their brief connection he begins to feel
both the early stirrings of caring for another person and the quiet weight of history.
Meanwhile, his father [...]

After learning the true story behind the Children’s Peace Monument,
a boy named Aki sets out for Hiroshima, driven by a need to see it with his own eyes.
Along the way, he meets a solitary woman, and through their brief connection he begins to feel
both the early stirrings of caring for another person and the quiet weight of history.
Meanwhile, his father follows, struggling with the emotional distance between them.
When Aki finally reaches Hiroshima, he confronts the tragedy of the Paper Crane Girl
and discovers a small light that exists between loss and hope.

Category:  Fiction 

Genre:  Drama  War Movie