A preview of an animated film about a Swiss doctor who treated survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima was held in Tokyo on Friday.
"Anime Junod" was produced by a Hiroshima-based peace organization. It depicts Dr Marcel Junod, who convinced allied forces in post-war Japan to transport 15 tons of medical supplies to Hiroshima so survivors could be treated.
In the film, his activities are seen from the viewpoint of junior high school girls who go back in time.
A short live-action film on Junod was made years ago. But the peace organization made an animated version so he will be known to a wider range of age groups.
Production committee head Shizuko Tsuya says she hopes that many people watching the film will think about peace and the courage needed to overcome difficulties.
Screenings will start at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography in September. The committee will work to show the film in Switzerland and other countries.
2010年7月31日土曜日
2010年7月10日土曜日
Hiroshima works to return A-bomb victims' remains
Hiroshima City has begun its annual effort to return unclaimed remains of the victims of the atomic bombing 65 years ago to their relatives.
City officials sent a list of 817 victims to municipalities across Japan. It includes the victims' names, ages and addresses at the time of the bombing.
These unclaimed dead are among the 70,000 people whose remains are entombed at the Peace Memorial Park in the city. Most of their identities are unknown.
The return of the remains has become more difficult as time goes by. Only one case was successfully identified during the past year.
City officials sent a list of 817 victims to municipalities across Japan. It includes the victims' names, ages and addresses at the time of the bombing.
These unclaimed dead are among the 70,000 people whose remains are entombed at the Peace Memorial Park in the city. Most of their identities are unknown.
The return of the remains has become more difficult as time goes by. Only one case was successfully identified during the past year.
2010年4月9日金曜日
Items left by young A-bomb victims on display
The Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima is holding a special exhibition of items that belonged to children who died in the atomic bombing.
The exhibition opened on Thursday featuring 8 articles mothers donated as remembrances of their children who perished in the attack near the end of World War Two in 1945.
One of the mothers donated marbles her 15-year-old son had left at their home. He was killed on his way to a factory where he labored as a student worker mobilized by the local government to produce military goods.
Another woman donated the remains of a blouse her 13-year-old daughter wore when the bomb hit her.
The girl came home with burns all over her body and her blouse burnt onto her skin. She died in the arms of her mother.
Both women died several years ago.
A curator at the museum says the exhibition reflects the sorrow as well as the hope of these women that nobody will have to experience what they went through.
The exhibition lasts through October 6th
The exhibition opened on Thursday featuring 8 articles mothers donated as remembrances of their children who perished in the attack near the end of World War Two in 1945.
One of the mothers donated marbles her 15-year-old son had left at their home. He was killed on his way to a factory where he labored as a student worker mobilized by the local government to produce military goods.
Another woman donated the remains of a blouse her 13-year-old daughter wore when the bomb hit her.
The girl came home with burns all over her body and her blouse burnt onto her skin. She died in the arms of her mother.
Both women died several years ago.
A curator at the museum says the exhibition reflects the sorrow as well as the hope of these women that nobody will have to experience what they went through.
The exhibition lasts through October 6th
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