Hiroshima-born director Nishikawa Miwa (西川美和) has announced that her feature film depicting Japan immediately after the end of the war and the reality faced by approximately 120,000 war orphans will be released in theaters this autumn.
A new film by Hiroshima-born director Nishikawa Miwa (西川美和) will be released in theaters this autumn. It depicts Japan from near the end of the war through the postwar period. Titled The Children I Don't Know, it marks the first time the director has attempted to portray war. The film is said to focus on the turmoil of postwar Japan and the experiences of orphans.
Director Nishikawa said that she had never intended to make a war film in the future, but that the question of what should be conveyed to each generation shaped her intentions as a filmmaker. Her remarks were introduced as expressing the idea that the process of searching for something that her own generation could speak about became the foundation of the film.
The film is said to depict conditions in Japan from near the end of the war through the early postwar period, and is expected to portray the realities faced by war orphans. Japan is said to have had approximately 120,000 war orphans after the war, a fact mentioned as part of the film's background.
The article does not provide detailed information on the background to the film's adaptation, the specific production arrangements or the exact release date, stating only that it is scheduled for theatrical release this autumn.