Filmmaker Shinpei Takeda interviews Takashi Morita, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945

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Description:

Takashi Morita vividly describes the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing and serving as a Military Police Officer. He says that post-war life in Hiroshima was very, very hard and that everyone lived with the fear of the unknown future effects of radiation. Morita also discusses immigrating to Brazil as a clock smith, opening a corner store, helping to found the Atomic Bomb Survivors Association, hosting Association meetings at his store and fighting for survivor rights.

Date Issued:

2006-06-17T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Japan, Hiroshima-shi, Japan, Hiroshima-shi, Brazil, Brazil, Hiroshima-shi (Japan), and Hiroshima-shi (Japan)

Subject Topic:

Atomic bomb victims, Atomic bomb victims, Psychology, Japanese, Atomic bomb victims, Atomic bomb victims, Legal status, laws, etc, History, and Social conditions

Subject Name:

Morita, Takashi and 1924-

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, and Personal narratives

Language:

Japanese

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5r49gb2s