White Light Black Rain The Destruction Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki

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00:03:14 What historical event
00:03:20 1945?
00:03:24 l don't know. Do you?
00:03:27 l'm bad at history.
00:03:31 l don't know.
00:03:35 l don't know.
00:03:36 l don't know.
00:03:38 l don't know.
00:03:41 We don't know.
00:03:43 Something important
00:03:46 An earthquake?
00:04:37 For a very long time,
00:04:40 l was afraid
00:04:42 to talk about
00:05:09 Why did l survive?
00:05:13 l was so close
00:05:16 l've come to realize
00:05:20 the reason l'm alive
00:05:22 is to tell people
00:05:31 so they'll understand.
00:06:33 A popular magazine
00:06:36 to create a comic
00:06:38 The response
00:06:41 the editor asked me
00:06:43 to turn it into
00:06:48 That's how ''Barefoot Gen''
00:06:55 The bright flash.
00:06:56 We were hit by the blast.
00:07:00 l was 6 years old.
00:07:04 l remember it so well.
00:07:06 lt had such a huge
00:07:09 l remember every detail.
00:07:11 lf l had to recreate it
00:08:29 At the time,
00:08:32 And l was 9.
00:08:36 Our orphanage
00:08:42 We were the oldest kids,
00:08:47 so we had to help
00:08:53 washing and folding
00:08:57 We were friends
00:09:02 Since we were
00:09:06 We grew up together.
00:09:09 Our bond
00:09:11 comes from eating out
00:09:25 l was in the first grade
00:09:28 when the war began.
00:09:32 The war dominates
00:09:38 l really don't have
00:09:44 All l remember
00:09:48 and the running
00:09:54 The memory of
00:09:58 has faded away.
00:10:02 l carried this pain
00:10:06 that l couldn't
00:10:13 Even now,
00:10:15 l can't say
00:10:19 lt hurts too much.
00:10:32 l was 1 3 at the time.
00:10:37 No one was allowed to
00:10:42 He was considered
00:10:47 At school, there was
00:10:49 We would bow
00:10:54 That was
00:12:52 l was 20 years old.
00:12:57 l was a university student.
00:13:03 As men,
00:13:05 lt was our duty
00:13:08 to die,
00:13:11 to fall like petals
00:13:14 that was our destiny.
00:13:21 The army was in Hiroshima,
00:13:25 so whenever the soldiers
00:13:30 we had to bow to them.
00:13:31 The air was full
00:13:46 Bravely, l left my hometown
00:13:50 and went off to war.
00:14:09 ln 1945, l was a doctor
00:14:13 at Hiroshima
00:14:19 At the start of
00:14:24 many Japanese
00:14:26 believing that
00:14:41 But then...
00:14:44 their sons began dying,
00:14:48 Mothers and wives
00:14:50 an increasing anxiety
00:14:55 Though the government kept
00:15:00 the people realized
00:15:15 Even as kids we understood,
00:15:18 we were losing the war.
00:15:21 Any fool could see it.
00:15:24 We didn't have anything.
00:15:25 We needed everything.
00:15:27 We didn't even have shoes.
00:15:30 How could we win the war?
00:15:40 Lets see, at the time,
00:15:44 l was 8 years old.
00:15:49 During the war,
00:15:55 So there was nothing
00:15:58 They had to come here
00:16:02 That's how l encountered
00:16:12 There was a slogan
00:16:16 ''Desire nothing,
00:16:45 Everyday, combat
00:16:47 but we just
00:16:50 Each airplane had
00:16:57 l could tell the difference.
00:17:00 Everyday,
00:17:03 we heard air raid sirens,
00:17:07 but Hiroshima
00:17:11 l wasn't afraid.
00:17:14 Even when
00:17:17 l would just say,
00:17:23 Hiroshima was fairly safe
00:17:28 until the atomic bomb.
00:25:54 On the day of the bomb,
00:25:56 the air raid
00:26:00 but then it
00:26:05 So everyone came out
00:26:09 and went on with the day.
00:26:18 l was 14 years old.
00:26:21 l was digging out
00:26:27 in preparation
00:26:32 so we'd have
00:26:41 l was 16 years old
00:26:43 l worked at
00:26:46 sorting and
00:26:50 At that moment,
00:26:55 about to deliver a letter.
00:26:57 When l woke up
00:26:59 l was already
00:27:02 l had to get back
00:27:05 l'd just arrived
00:27:09 and l realized
00:27:15 At 8:15, l'd just
00:27:18 and l was changing
00:27:27 Since we were Catholic,
00:27:30 we were at church.
00:27:33 We had just
00:27:37 My mother was on
00:27:40 putting the laundry
00:27:43 Downstairs,
00:27:50 was getting ready
00:27:54 My father was
00:27:58 reading the newspaper
00:28:01 before he went to work.
00:28:03 My little brother,
00:28:07 was 4 years old.
00:28:10 He was sitting
00:28:13 playing with
00:28:42 We were eating and suddenly
00:28:44 we saw the flash!
00:28:45 Everything was
00:28:48 in this enormous flash.
00:28:52 People talk about the flash
00:28:56 and the thunderous sound.
00:28:58 l didn't hear anything.
00:29:00 The light streamed in
00:29:04 Suddenly,
00:29:07 and were thrown
00:29:10 We tumbled
00:29:12 hit the wall.
00:29:16 Then l passed out.
00:29:18 l was buried
00:29:20 and knocked unconscious.
00:29:23 The heat blast
00:29:27 l flew through
00:29:31 l knew l was
00:29:33 l could see the floor
00:29:35 l flew 150 feet,
00:29:38 and into a rice field.
00:29:40 My mind was blank.
00:29:42 The only thing
00:29:45 l had to find
00:30:02 Those who saw
00:30:04 they all died.
00:30:07 Few people saw it as l did
00:30:11 from a safe distance.
00:30:12 Out of nowhere,
00:30:14 a bright red circle
00:30:18 A ring.
00:30:20 A white cloud formed.
00:30:22 lt grew huge
00:30:24 and kept expanding
00:30:28 until it
00:30:32 and turned into
00:30:38 Everyone calls it
00:30:46 But it wasn't a cloud.
00:30:48 lt was a pillar of fire.
00:30:51 A huge pillar of fire.
00:32:09 l woke up
00:32:15 l saw an incredible sight.
00:32:18 People with their
00:32:21 People who were
00:32:26 Their skin was shredded
00:32:28 and hanging off
00:32:32 ''Please help me,
00:32:35 they cried out.
00:32:37 People with no arms,
00:32:39 no legs,
00:32:41 their intestines
00:32:43 brains spilling out
00:32:46 And near ground zero,
00:32:48 there were black,
00:32:51 burned beyond
00:32:53 People in
00:32:55 So many dead.
00:32:59 One woman was
00:33:07 The baby
00:33:12 l was so scared
00:33:15 The woman said,
00:33:20 l felt paralyzed.
00:33:23 What could l do?
00:33:26 l had to take care
00:33:30 So l left the woman
00:33:32 and went to
00:33:39 At our orphanage,
00:33:41 there were a lot
00:33:45 Most of them
00:33:50 crushed when
00:33:54 Although some were
00:33:59 they did not survive.
00:34:08 My sister
00:34:10 l tapped on her head
00:34:12 and yelled at her
00:34:16 She started crying
00:34:18 Mommy, help us!
00:34:21 We huddled together,
00:34:26 We cried for help,
00:34:37 From under the rubble,
00:34:39 my father cried for help.
00:34:42 My sister was already dead.
00:34:44 She was crushed to death
00:34:47 when the house collapsed.
00:34:50 My little brother
00:34:54 was trapped
00:34:59 Flames swallowed
00:35:03 My little brother
00:35:09 ''Mother! lt's hot!
00:35:12 You could hear him
00:35:15 My mother told my brother,
00:35:17 ''l will die with you.''
00:35:21 Luckily,
00:35:24 a neighbor came by
00:35:27 and pulled her away.
00:35:29 He said, ''Please,
00:35:31 you can't die with them!''
00:35:36 We walked out
00:35:42 lt was a sea of fire.
00:35:46 All Hiroshima was burning.
00:35:50 There was no escape,
00:35:59 The flames were
00:36:03 so l put my head
00:36:09 The river was full
00:36:17 We stayed there
00:36:21 and watched
00:36:43 When the hysteria
00:36:46 l realized my skin
00:36:49 was dangling
00:36:52 and the clothes on
00:36:55 l said, ''l'm burned''
00:37:02 With all my might
00:37:04 l tried to get up,
00:37:06 but l couldn't stand,
00:37:08 Someone carried me
00:37:11 and laid me down
00:37:17 All around me,
00:37:21 They told us their names.
00:37:24 and asked us to
00:37:28 Then they asked
00:37:31 and they died.
00:37:36 The children were crying.
00:37:41 Even though their
00:37:44 they still cried
00:37:47 ''Mama,
00:37:49 Then they'd fall over
00:37:52 and suddenly
00:38:00 That's how l killed
00:38:03 l gave them water
00:38:08 You can't drink
00:38:10 when you're completely
00:38:12 The body gives out.
00:38:15 But l didn't know that.
00:38:20 As l was getting the water,
00:38:22 black rain started falling.
00:38:24 lt covered everything,
00:38:26 turning everything black.
00:38:29 Of course, we didn't know
00:38:42 l wanted water
00:38:44 but l couldn't speak.
00:38:48 When night came,
00:38:51 So l licked the water
00:38:56 The next morning,
00:38:58 there was no one alive
00:39:01 Back then,
00:39:05 we had water tanks
00:39:12 One after another,
00:39:17 people piled in
00:39:24 The tanks were
00:39:28 l can't describe
00:39:31 l don't have the words.
00:39:37 lt's like,
00:39:38 when you burn
00:39:44 That's what they
00:39:48 to me, as a child.
00:39:54 The boy's face
00:39:58 His eyes were gone.
00:40:00 His body was
00:40:02 His skin was shredded
00:40:05 l couldn't believe
00:40:10 We used a wooden door
00:40:16 and looked for help.
00:40:21 My mother tried
00:40:25 My brother
00:40:29 he got to hear
00:40:32 before he went
00:40:38 l found the bones
00:40:41 my mother
00:40:44 Also, my older sister.
00:40:46 My older brother disappeared.
00:40:48 My other brother too.
00:40:49 My little brother
00:40:51 and a little sister
00:40:54 and one more brother.
00:40:57 l'm the only one who lived.
00:41:01 We were all Catholics.
00:41:04 Ours was the biggest
00:41:07 How could they
00:41:11 lf there's a God...
00:41:16 lt was difficult
00:41:20 As we searched,
00:41:24 l saw two burnt bodies,
00:41:29 not too far away.
00:41:31 l saw that one of the bodies
00:41:35 had holes where
00:41:42 and one gold tooth.
00:41:46 My mother had one gold tooth,
00:41:49 so l knew it was her.
00:41:53 ''Hurry, l found her!''
00:41:58 My sister said,
00:42:02 l said, ''Come here now!''
00:42:04 So my sister ran over
00:42:07 Together we looked
00:42:11 We reached out
00:42:13 and said, ''Mommy!''
00:42:16 Before our eyes,
00:42:22 This happened 60 years ago.
00:42:27 But l'll never forget it.
00:42:30 ''Mommy!''
00:47:32 The only things that moved
00:47:35 in Hiroshima were the flies
00:47:38 circling over the dead.
00:47:42 A godforsaken place
00:47:45 covered with dead bodies.
00:47:48 At first, you feel
00:47:53 Then you become numb
00:47:56 and you can't feel anything.
00:48:17 One after another,
00:48:20 they died.
00:48:24 At first,
00:48:27 hardly anyone survived.
00:48:31 We needed to make room
00:48:35 for those who could
00:48:38 l walked among
00:48:42 looking for someone
00:48:46 Our faces were swollen
00:48:50 No one could recognize me.
00:48:52 My mother was looking for me
00:48:56 but there were
00:48:59 She walked through
00:49:01 whispering my name
00:49:05 Finally she found me.
00:49:08 This is what l looked like
00:49:11 after they took off
00:49:15 and the bleeding stopped.
00:49:50 40 days later,
00:49:52 l regained consciousness.
00:50:00 You see my burned
00:50:03 They had to pull
00:50:07 off and on regularly.
00:50:12 The pain was so intense,
00:50:17 The worst thing
00:50:20 was the maggots
00:50:24 That was pure hell.
00:50:36 The patients
00:50:41 both the adults
00:50:44 would hear the nurses
00:50:47 coming down the hall
00:50:50 and as they approached
00:50:54 everyone would beg
00:50:59 lt hurt so much.
00:52:03 l lay in bed immobile
00:52:07 l developed wounds
00:52:11 Also on the side
00:52:18 These are my ribs.
00:52:22 You can see my heart beating
00:52:26 The heat rays melted my arm
00:52:30 and my skin was hanging down.
00:52:39 My back was burned
00:52:42 lt hurt everywhere.
00:52:50 They ripped the gauze
00:52:53 l tried to bear the pain
00:52:56 but at that moment
00:52:57 l started yelling at them
00:53:02 Everyday, the pain
00:53:06 All l could think about
00:53:11 The doctors were clueless
00:53:14 about how to treat me.
00:53:17 They still don't know.
00:53:20 After a year and a half,
00:53:25 They drove me
00:53:29 The station was crowded
00:53:33 Suddenly, they noticed
00:53:37 They all stared
00:53:40 l didn't have the
00:53:44 l just looked down
00:53:47 l hid in a corner
00:53:56 l cried the entire
00:54:04 When l got home,
00:54:07 l wouldn't leave the house.
00:54:11 l wouldn't go outside, ever!
00:54:13 l was very stubborn about it.
00:54:17 l told my mother
00:54:22 As l cried, my mother
00:54:25 She just ignored me.
00:54:27 When my crying
00:54:32 she swooped in
00:54:35 She said, ''lf it makes you feel better
00:54:42 ''Mommy will be by your side
00:54:48 l think it was her love
00:54:52 that saved me.
00:55:13 But then
00:55:15 people who should've been
00:55:19 came down with
00:55:22 No doctor had
00:55:29 l had a high fever
00:55:32 but there was
00:55:40 On the outside,
00:55:42 but they were very lethargic.
00:55:47 l'd collapse,
00:55:50 Everything became blurry
00:55:57 There were many
00:56:02 hair loss, bleeding,
00:56:07 People said that we
00:56:11 had some kind
00:56:15 No one would
00:56:20 So many health problems.
00:56:23 l would bleed from my ass,
00:56:25 from my gums.
00:56:27 My liver swelled up.
00:56:29 My kidneys stopped working.
00:56:30 A life of sickness.
00:56:34 Tens of thousands got sick.
00:56:37 And they were dying,
00:56:41 We didn't know what it was.
00:56:45 For a doctor,
00:56:49 not to know
00:56:55 My sister, Kuniko, was 1 3.
00:56:59 Her gums were bleeding.
00:57:03 All of her hair fell out.
00:57:06 Her body was covered
00:57:10 She was writhing in pain.
00:57:15 After the bomb,
00:57:20 so we didn't understand
00:57:22 what was happening to her.
00:57:26 Then she died.
00:57:29 lt was me who convinced
00:57:34 that the family should
00:57:38 A few months later
00:57:45 My siblings never
00:57:48 and the other
00:57:57 l truly wish
00:58:00 l could have died,
00:58:04 l felt so much guilt.
00:58:09 l wanted to kill myself.
00:58:13 My sister stopped talking.
00:58:18 l told her, ''Hang on,
00:58:22 But she missed our mother
00:58:28 She jumped in front
00:58:36 l just couldn't go on.
00:58:42 So l went
00:58:47 and stood where
00:58:52 l heard the train whistle and waited
00:58:57 But l became afraid
00:59:04 l realized
00:59:07 there are two
00:59:13 the courage to live
00:59:15 and the courage to die.
00:59:18 My sister had
00:59:23 Me?
00:59:25 l chose the courage to live.
00:59:28 Even if l'm alone,
00:59:34 l still want to live.
01:00:13 l don't hold a grudge.
01:00:15 Japan lost the war.
01:00:17 But how do we live tomorrow?
01:00:20 What do we eat?
01:00:22 The basic things.
01:00:25 How do we survive?
01:00:32 We didn't know
01:00:35 We called it ''pika don.''
01:00:38 ''Pika don'' was like
01:00:41 And the ''pika don'' people
01:00:45 We were treated like dirt.
01:00:48 But we still had to eat.
01:00:51 We stole corn
01:00:56 We didn't know everything
01:01:01 The only things
01:01:04 cats, mice and humans.
01:01:07 There were no mice.
01:01:10 The cats were too quick
01:01:12 The humans, well,
01:01:15 Besides, they were covered
01:01:19 We found a way to survive.
01:01:24 When l felt like giving up,
01:01:28 which l often did,
01:01:30 l'd remember
01:01:32 and suicide isn't allowed,
01:01:37 so l'd better
01:01:43 Our shelter was a hole
01:01:45 on the side of a mountain
01:01:48 with water dripping on us.
01:01:52 lt was hard to stay dry or sleep.
01:01:58 ln front of our shack they built,
01:02:02 an airstrip for the Americans.
01:02:04 There were skeletons
01:02:08 So when they
01:02:11 the bones were
01:02:19 When the Americans came,
01:02:22 we were scared to see
01:02:27 But they were kind to us.
01:02:32 They gave us chocolate
01:02:38 ln no time,
01:02:41 we were yelling,
01:02:45 We were just kids.
01:02:49 l asked them, ''Why?''
01:02:54 ''Why did you
01:02:57 ''Why did they
01:03:03 Of course they didn't
01:03:05 They just smiled at me.
01:03:08 ''Give them back to me,''
01:03:54 lt pains me
01:03:57 to think
01:04:01 The American doctors picked
01:04:08 We went into a room
01:04:12 lf you had purple spots
01:04:17 but they didn't treat us.
01:04:19 Even though
01:04:22 we survived,
01:04:25 we couldn't live
01:04:28 or die like human beings.
01:04:46 ln Nagasaki, the government
01:04:54 The streets were
01:04:58 We had no housing or food.
01:05:01 Children were
01:05:04 Something needed to be done.
01:05:07 Friends l met
01:05:11 people hurt like me--
01:05:13 burned, disabled,
01:05:17 We talked about
01:05:23 and decided to
01:05:25 for survivors.
01:05:27 We proposed that
01:05:30 since Japan started the war,
01:05:34 it should
01:05:37 for the victims
01:05:41 That's what we wanted.
01:05:44 We were angry
01:05:50 So we became activists.
01:11:11 The death and destruction
01:11:17 but sometimes
01:11:23 Most survivors look
01:11:26 but they live with
01:11:31 Other people can't
01:11:35 what they go through.
01:11:39 ln Japan, if people find out
01:11:44 nothing good will happen.
01:11:47 They face discrimination.
01:11:50 They can't get jobs.
01:11:53 lf they get married,
01:11:57 they could have
01:12:04 My wife is also a survivor.
01:12:06 Thank God,
01:12:10 but it could show up later.
01:12:15 What about
01:12:19 l still worry.
01:12:24 The bomb is still
01:12:28 l've had 6 miscarriages
01:12:34 l had abnormalities with
01:12:38 and was told
01:12:44 l've had so many tumors.
01:12:47 One turned out
01:12:52 They found tumors
01:12:56 tumors in my thyroid,
01:13:00 tumors on my back.
01:13:03 They seem to
01:13:09 Their children,
01:13:13 will face obstacles in marriage,
01:13:19 This is the reality
01:13:44 l'm already 72 years old.
01:13:49 lf you ask me, they're just
01:13:54 Soon, the Japanese government
01:14:13 For a long time,
01:14:17 l didn't want
01:14:22 l avoided anything
01:14:26 newspaper stories,
01:14:36 lt's over 60 years
01:14:43 lt still haunts me.
01:14:47 l can't forgive myself
01:14:52 to my brother
01:15:00 Not a single day goes by
01:15:04 that l don't think of them.
01:15:07 ''l'm sorry, l'm sorry.''
01:15:29 My bones are so
01:15:33 they'll break if
01:15:42 l've shown you
01:15:44 because l want
01:15:48 this can't
01:16:06 lt's painful
01:16:09 how people react
01:16:12 l can't change
01:16:14 lt doesn't matter
01:16:17 my body will
01:16:19 l must accept this
01:16:23 and be part
01:17:16 Since Japan lost the war,
01:17:19 the U.S. Occupation force
01:17:23 Article 9 of
01:17:27 ''No navy.
01:17:29 No army.
01:17:30 No air force.
01:17:32 No weapons production.''
01:17:37 lt's an extraordinary
01:17:42 No matter what,
01:17:44 we must protect it.
01:20:50 All this pain we carry
01:20:54 in our hearts
01:20:57 and in our bodies,
01:21:01 it must end with us.
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