Kisō Matsumoto was born in Korea in 1925 and came with his parents to Hiroshima in 1932. He was 20 years old at the time of the bombing; the bike he had with him was blown away by the blast. He was already married and had one child at the time. He talks about how his legs were burned and how it took three months before he could walk again; his legs continued to give him problems for many years, such as rashes, and he eventually had to have surgery on them. He describes experiencing the Makurazaki Typhoon (Typhoon Ida) shortly after the bombing. He discusses his experiences with the ABCC (Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission) and how they were more interested in studying hibakusha than helping or treating them. He talks about how people were afraid that the Americans would start slaughtering people after the war, so some, like his sister, went to Korea, while he stayed in Japan. He talks about his experiences learning Korean; his parents spoke Korean and he heard it in his neighborhood, and his wife can speak it, so he can understand it somewhat. He discusses changing his family name from "Park" to "Matsumoto."
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