Tsutomu Yamaguchi is a hibakusha. A survivor of both atomic bomb blasts in 1945. First at Hiroshima, then again at Nagasaki. Now nearing 90, Yamaguchi finally speaks out. Breaking taboos of shame and sorrow, he responds to a call to fight for a world without nuclear weapons by telling his story, so that no one else will ever have to tell one like it again. Twice reconstructs Yamaguchi’s experiences in 1945 Japan, interviews him on the after-effects of exposure and documents the last five years of the late-blooming activist’s life.
Acting
Yamaguchi's late-life candor—no performance, just presence.
Direction
Inazuka lets silence do the screaming.
Editing
1945 reconstructions feel lived-in, not exploitative.
Director
Hidetaka Inazuka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yamaguchi was officially recognized as a double hibakusha in 2009, the only person Japan ever acknowledged as such. He died January 4, 2010, months after filming completed.
Hibakusha faced decades of discrimination—marriage and employment barriers—explaining why Yamaguchi hid his status until 2005. His 'coming out' at 90 was radical act, not mere testimony.
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