① Because the shame of giving birth to an unhealthy son made her a failure as a wife and a woman, marrying the oldest son of a very prominent family.
② She was a very sociable person. She was also Japanese-ness for her family in Canada, singing often the traditional songs and the dance.
③ She had another husband and their children back in Japan. She could never forget about them.
④ A woman getting married to the man simply through a exchange of photoghraphs. In those days, it was the only way for a woman like Obaachan to leave Japan for a foreign country.
⑤ Obaachan was like her wild garden in that she always tried to accept her life as it was.
Until I watched the movie, I had never realized the hardships Japanese Canadians had during WWII. They must have been in such a difficult position as the two countries they were closely related to were fighting against each other. Especially, I couldn't imagine how sad it must have made Obaachan when she heard an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, her home prefecture in Japan. I was very touched by the scene of her great sorrow. And how she brought the whole story into the very emotional climax, outstanding. She is a very talented movie director.
