MEIKO　My mother, who survived the atomic bombing Her friendship with “special exchange students from the south Asia”

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MEIKO　My mother, who survived the atomic bombing Her friendship with “special exchange students from the south Asia”

HIROSHIMA EYE

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「MEIKO」被爆者である母のこと～南方特別留学生との友情～
©「原爆ドームとヒロシマ」実行委員会

STORY

Emi's mother, Meiko, lives in Hiroshima and Meiko was a survivor of the atomic bombing.Meiko was exposed to the atomic bomb in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and walked around Hiroshima searching for her father. During this time, she met some "special students from Southeast Asia" who were studying at a university in Hiroshima at the time. With their help, Meiko tried to survive.
This work depicts the fate of the students and Meiko, using Emi's drawings of her mother's experiences and an interview with Meiko herself.

CAST

Interviewee
Meiko KURIHARA

Voices for
Miu
Yui
Masato
Hisako
Tomoki
Nurhaizal Azam Arif
Muhammad Amirulhakim Bin Md Zain

STAFF

Pictures and text by Emi & Meiko KURIHARA
Adapted for film by Kazuma SUZUKI
Animation by Tosi ONDA
Produced by “The A-Bomb Dome and Hiroshima” Action Committee

Info

Year of production: 2024
Country: Japan/Hroshima
Running time: 40min
Language: Japanese

HIROSHIMA EYE

MEIKO My mother, who survived the atomic bombing Her friendship with “special exchange students from the south Asia”

MEIKO　My mother, who survived the atomic bombing Her friendship with “special exchange students from the south Asia”