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The Silent Witness: A Survivor's Story of Hiroshima

The Silent Witness: A Survivor's Story of Hiroshima

A documentary on Tomiko Morimoto West, who survived Hiroshima's atomic bombing at 13 on August 6, 1945. Now 91, she stayed silent but shares her story to help others. At a printing shop, she saw a B-29 overhead when the bomb flashed white, silently. A wall saved her life. She fled to a mountain cave, then searched for her family, all killed—an experience that deepened her appreciation for life.

The Silent Witness: A Survivor's Story of Hiroshima is a local public television program presented by WETA

The Silent Witness: A Survivor's Story of Hiroshima

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Tomiko Morimoto West's experience as a 13 year old girl in Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. (17m 40s)

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