| ID Code | VS01083 |
|---|---|
| Name | KODAMA Mitsuo |
| Sex | Male |
| Distance from the Hypocenter | 850m |
| Age at the Time | 12 |
| Age at the time of recording | 85 |
| Situation | ❝My chromosomes are an example of an extremely unfortunate case. Such people are very unfortunate.❞ Mitsuo Kodama was 12 years old at the time of the atomic bombing. He was exposed to the bombing at the First Hiroshima Prefectural Junior High School in Zakoba-cho, about 850 meters from the hypocenter. He says that the moment he felt the bright flash, he saw a large pillar of fire. He desperately got out from under the collapsed school building, but he couldn't rescue his friends from the approaching fire. He says he can never forget victims who were desperately seeking help. Mr. Kodama has developed cancer many times since turning 60, and continued to fight it. He says that he will continue to tell others about the horror of radiation as long as he is alive. |
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Subtitles |
Japanese, English |
| Release Date | 2019/02/28 |
| Keyword | student |