Last Hiroshima survivor makes peace with her past

During the Obon festival, one of the last Hiroshima survivors recalls her harsh, authoritarian father and how the atomic bombing transformed their relationship.

A survivor's own testimony turned into haunting animation, finding tenderness amid the ruins of Hiroshima.

Akiko Takakura is one of the last survivors of the atomic bomb explosion of Hiroshima. During Obon, she receives the spirits of her parents and is haunted by memories. Her father is an authoritarian and traditional man.

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