Filmmaker Shinpei Takeda interviews Takashi Morita, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945
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.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date
- 2006-06-17
- Interviewees
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Morita, Takashi, 1924-
- Interviewers
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Takeda, Shinpei
- Subjects
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Morita, Takashi, 1924-
Bombardment of Hiroshima-shi (Japan : 1945)
Atomic bomb victims
Atomic bomb victims--Legal status, laws, etc
Japanese
Social conditions
Brazil
Japan--Hiroshima-shi
- Material Type
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Sound recordings
- Language
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Japanese
- Extent
- 02:48:28
- Venue Note
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Recorded by Shinpei Takeda, June 17, 2006.
- Holding Institution
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 17533
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b9863211
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