Japanet invests in film for the first time "Nagasaki - In the Shadow of the Flash" ~ Masaharu Fukuyama produces and directs the theme song ~ Limited advance tickets (online) can be purchased at a special price of 1,200 yen on the Nagasaki Stadium City official app

Japanet Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Sasebo City, Nagasaki Prefecture / President and CEO: Asahito Takada) has decided to invest in the film "Nagasaki - In the Shadow of the Flash" for the first time as a Japanet Group company. Summer 1945. Set in Nagasaki just after the atomic bombing, the film depicts the "youth" of young nursing students who worked to provide relief to victims of the bombing. It will be released in Nagasaki on (Fri), July 25th, and nationwide on (Fri), August 1st.

■ Movie Overview
Sumi, Atsuko, and Misao are nursing students who return to their hometown of Nagasaki because their school is closed due to air raids. At 11:02 on August 9, 1945, the atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki city, and their daily lives with their families and lovers are completely changed. In a city that has turned into a hellish scene, there are more lives to be lost than to be saved, but despite their inexperience, they try to fulfill their mission as nursing students and as people. What did they see, feel, and think in their hometown that has become a burnt wasteland? The screenplay is based on the memoir "In the Shadow of the Flash - Notes of Red Cross Nurses Caring for Atomic Bomb Victims," compiled 35 years after the bombing by nurses from the Japanese Red Cross who provided care to atomic bomb victims.
1945 is the year we experienced the atomic bombing and the end of the war, 2024 is the year the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations won the Nobel Peace Prize and appealed to the world for nuclear abolition, and 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the war. Now that there are fewer people who can talk about their experiences of war and the atomic bombing, this is a story that we want to pass on to future generations.

■ The main cast sings Masaharu Fukuyama's song "Kusunoki"
Director Matsumoto Junpei, a third generation atomic bomb survivor from Nagasaki, asked Fukuyama to write the ending theme song for the film, to carry on his grandfathers' atomic bombing experience and convey peace to the next generation. Masaharu Fukuyama, an artist from the same prefecture, responded by arranging his own song released in 2014 for this film. The song is based on the "bombed camphor tree" at Sanno Shrine (Nagasaki City), which was exposed to the atomic bomb 800 meters from the hypocenter and was on the verge of dying at one point, but continues to live on with amazing vitality. The theme song, "Campus Tree - In the Shadow of the Flash - ver. (tentative)", is a version produced and directed by Fukuyama and recorded by the three nursing students, Hinako Kikuchi, Karin Ono, and Asuka Kawadoko. The new recording was also made using a vintage organ manufactured in the Meiji period that survived the destruction of World War I and World War II. In 2020, Fukuyama launched the "Camphor Tree Project" as general producer together with Nagasaki City to connect the existence of the atomic bomb-stricken camphor trees to the future, and is committed to activities to convey the strength of life and the preciousness of peace through the conservation of atomic bomb-stricken trees, the cultivation of seedlings, and support for peace education.
<Comment from Masaharu Fukuyama>
I am extremely honored to have the honor of producing and directing the theme song for "Nagasaki - In the Shadow of the Flash."
During the recording, we were able to record a "cry of life" that could only be expressed by Kikuchi, Ono, and Kawado, who lived out their roles as Sumi, Atsuko, and Misao at the time.
Many lives are lost in the film, but at the end of the film, the voices of these women, who are "witnesses to life and spokespeople for the soul," resonate, elevating the message that "souls cannot be taken away."

■ Thoughts on investing
The film is directed by Matsumoto Junpei, a Nagasaki native and third-generation atomic bomb survivor, and uses the song "Kusunoki" by Fukuyama Masaharu, who is also the creative producer of Nagasaki Stadium City. We felt a connection with this film, and as a company with Nagasaki as our hometown that is serious about peace, we decided to invest in it with the hope of contributing to the popularity of this film on this milestone of 80 years since the end of the war.
<Comment from Asahi Takada, President and CEO of Japanet Holdings>
Knowing that there are few films depicting the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, I would like this work to be seen as a piece of Nagasaki content by people living in Nagasaki, as well as people throughout Japan and the world, of all ages. This work gives a straightforward portrayal of the preciousness of peace through the story of young girls whose everyday lives are suddenly taken away in the summer of 2025, and it gives me a lot to think about and feel.
As a Japanet Group, we would like to spread the word by holding events at Nagasaki Stadium City and broadcasting on BS10.

■Limited advance tickets (online) for the special price of 1,200 yen can be purchased through the Nagasaki Stadium City official app
Advance tickets for the film will go on sale from April 25th. In order to allow as many people as possible to see the film, the Nagasaki Stadium City official app has prepared a special Mubichike advance ticket (online) for a special price of 1,200 yen instead of the regular advance ticket price of 1,600 yen.
In addition, those who purchase an online ticket and watch the film will receive a "Mubichike Digital Card" which contains an image of the film and a record of your viewing as a memento of your viewing.
*After viewing, the video will be delivered to the email address you registered when purchasing.

▼Download the Nagasaki Stadium City official app here
https://www.nagasakistadiumcity.com/app-info/

■ Cast and staff profile
Hinako Kikuchi and Sumi TanakaBorn on February 3, 2002, in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In 2021, she served as the 2021 AW model for "LUMINE" and "HARUTA", and in December of the same year, she was appointed as the first cheering manager for the "30th All Japan High School Girls' Soccer Championship". In 2022, she won the Newcomer Award at the 46th Japan Academy Awards for "Waxing and Waning of the Moon".
Recent appearances include "What on earth am I fighting against?" (21), the drama "RoOT" (TX/24), the short drama "The Last Lesson - Only those who survive will graduate" (24), and "The Path of the Lilac Flower Blossoms" (NHK). In addition, many works are waiting to be released, such as "Kakushigo" and "Kakushigo" (released on May 30).

Karin Ono (Ono Karin) Atsuko Ohno

Born on July 6, 1998, in Tokyo.
His first lead role in a feature film was in "Pretenders" (21). He won the Newcomer of the Year Award at the 46th Japan Academy Awards for his role in "Haken Anime!" (22). In 2011, he played his first lead role in a TV drama series in "Hatsukoi, Zarari" (TX).
Her main appearances include "Grandpa, I'm Dead" (2017), "Ribbon" and "Breath" (both 22), "Missing" and "52 Hertz Whales" (both 24), "Parental Pride Youth White Paper" (NTV/20), "Come Come Everybody" (NHK/21), "War of the Trap" (KTV/CX/23), "Great Gift" (EX), "Goodbye Hospital" (NHK), "Transparent Us" (ABEMA/NETFLIX), "Snowdrop's First Love" (KTV/CX/all 24), etc. This year, she will appear in the NHK Taiga drama "Berabou - Tsutae Eika no Yumebanashi" and the lead drama "Watashi no Shiranai Watashi" (YTV/NTV).

Asuka Kawatoko (Asuka Kawatoko) Misao Iwanaga

Born on July 10, 2002, in Fukuoka Prefecture.
In 2014, she won the grand prize at the 18th Nicola Model Audition (out of a total of 11,256 contestants). She was an exclusive model for the magazine Nicola for four and a half years, and attracted attention in the Sekisui House commercial.
Recent appearances include "Silent Parade" (22), the short film "Home" (24), the drama "Goodbye Teacher" (NTV), the serial TV drama "Wings of the Tiger" (NHK), "Song of the Outlaw" (DMM TV/all 24), "Muromachi Burai" (25), and the stage play "Komatsuza 153rd Performance "Frois - His Death, Not Written Down"" (25).

Junpei Matsumoto (director and co-writer)
Born in Nagasaki Prefecture on December 4, 1984. Third generation atomic bomb survivor.
Graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo, and completed his postgraduate studies in Architecture at the same university. A member of the 12th class of Yoshimoto Comprehensive Entertainment Academy (NSC) Tokyo. Born into a Catholic family, he was strongly influenced by Christianity from an early age. He established an NPO with friends and began making films. In 2012, he released his theater debut, "Mada, Ningen." In 2014, he released his commercial film debut, "Saigo no Inochi," a film adaptation of a novel by Akutagawa Prize-winning author Nakamura Fuminosuke. It won both the Grand Prix nomination and the Best Screenplay Award at the Chelsea Film Festival in New York. In 2017, "Perfect Revolution," a true story about the love affair between a man and woman with physical and personality disabilities, was released. It was officially selected for the 25th Raindance International Film Festival. In 2022, "Sakura-iro no Kaze ga Saku," a film about the life of deaf-blind university professor Fukushima Satoshi and his mother Reiko, was released. It attracted much attention in Japan and was also released in France, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In 2011, his film "Shakujyuku" (Shaft), which depicts a love triangle between a gay man living in Kabukicho, a female college student, and a host, was released. It was invited to the 47th Sao Paulo International Film Festival and many other film festivals.

--Film overview--------------------------------------------------
▼Title
"Nagasaki - In the Shadow of the Flash" *There is no space between "Nagasaki" and "- In the Shadow of the Flash" / "-" is a full-width hyphen
▼ Cast
Hinako Kikuchi
Karin Ono Kawadoko Asuka
Ayame Mizusaki, Dai Watanabe, Taketo Tanaka
Kumi Gojo Akane Sakanoue Shima Tabata Momoka Matsuo KAKAZU
Masaya Kato, Narimi Arimori, Masato Hagiwara, Takeshi Toshiki / Shuichi Ikeda, Fujie Yamashita
Kaho Minami and Akihiro Miwa (narrator)
▼ Original story: "In the Shadow of the Flash: Notes from a Red Cross Nurse Providing Relief for Atomic Bomb Victims" (Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Branch)
▼ Director: Junpei Matsumoto ▼ Screenplay: Junpei Matsumoto, Yoshiko Hokimoto
▼Theme song: "Kusunoki - In the Shadow of the Flash - ver. (tentative)" (Amuse/Polydor Records)
Lyrics and composition: Masaharu Fukuyama Arrangement: Masaharu Fukuyama/Akira Inoue
Vocals: Sumi (Kikuchi Hinako) / Atsuko (Ono Karin) / Misawo (Kawadoko Asuka)
▼Planning: Kayo Nakamura ▼Produced by: Hisao Nabeshima and Mark Hattori
▼Production company: SKY CASTLE FILM Furabari
▼Distribution: Arc Entertainment
▼©Notation: ©2025 "Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash" Production Committee
▼Theatrical release date
July 25th (Fri) Nagasaki pre-release / August 1st (Fri) Nationwide release
▼Official website
https://nagasaki-senkou-movie.jp/