A journalist chases ghosts across Japan — and the ghosts talk back.
This is the story of a strange encounter brought about by the atomic bomb, based on the true story of Akihiko Ito, a journalist who lived in Nagasaki and traveled throughout Japan to collect the stories of atomic bomb survivors.
Acting
Motoki's silences speak entire histories.
Direction
Shibata lets horror live in the mundane.
Director
Takeshi Shibata
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Masahiro Motoki spent months studying actual Hibakusha testimonies at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, often breaking down during research sessions.
The title refers to the Japanese belief that August carries a particular spiritual weight — the 'voice' being both literal testimonies and the month itself speaking through survivors.
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