The girl that became Hiroshima's icon for world peace - Sadako Sasaki and the 1000 paper cranes
Sadako Sasaki was just 12 years old when she passed away in 1955. She died from the effects of her exposure to the Hiroshima atomic bomb. In the decades since, Sadako has become a symbol of the toll of nuclear war on civilians and the 1,000 paper cranes she folded before her death became an emblem of determination and peace.
On August 6th 1945, for the first time in history, the United States Air Force detonated an atomic bomb over Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city, and immediately killed up to 80,000 people. Radiation exposure from Hiroshima ultimately killed tens of thousands of people in the years after the blast. Cases of leukemia peaked in the early to mid-1950s.
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As a Japanese , I am really sad about seeing many english comments saying that Atomic bomb was right. We don't need any apologies, But I hope more and more Americans learn the evilness of nuclear bomb, and what happened to people living in Hiroshima, and Nagasaki. Also, we Japanese should know about , what we did at Pearl Harbor and WWⅡ was not right too! We don't need war anymore.
That was the fastest way to force you to surrender. Otherwise, the ally troops had to land japan. under the policy of "一億玉砕", the damage would be much more larger. So the bomb was the right choice to save lives of the rest of japanese, ally troops and other asian countries. If you gonna blame, blame japanese militarism, and it still exist in japanese far right groups. If you only see yourself as victims but refuse to think why you get bombed, then you will never be forgave compare to germany.
Learn your evil history first.
My understanding is that the intention of this ceremony is that City Hiroshima insists "please never make this tragedy again" towards the country Japan. Though, it seems like people in the world mix up the city Hiroshima and the country Japan altogether.
Yiheng Zhang China is also not forgiven by the world for spreading virus
原子弹下无冤魂。
Her and Anne Frank are one of my biggest inspirations of the 20 century
Yeah same sentiments
I agree
I remember when we read the book about Sadako in elementary school. I had a feeling it was quite fictionalised from what actually happened but I didn't know until now that she made 1,000+ cranes. It was one of the first times I ever heard about what happened in Hiroshima. Two years ago during my last weeks of high school, the librarian told me that her mother and uncle were there when it happened and I was shocked. You never think it could happen to someone you know.
I too learned about her when i was in my 3rd grade
omg hah i read that in 4th grade
I was born and raised in Oak Ridge Tennessee, where the bombs were made. I'm from the Indigenous population of Eastern Cherokee people there. Sadako's story broke my heart when I first learned of it, and hopefully we can only use the nuclear power we have for medicine to heal, instead of kill.
When I was in 4th grade (about 1996 I think), a lady named Yoko from Japan came to our class one week, to teach us about Japan. She taught us origami and we made candy sushi, and she told us about Sadako. A moment in time that always stuck with me, and influenced my love for Japanese culture.
Was her last name Ono?
@@richch689 is yoko ono the only Japanese you’ve heard of? 😄
@@j4r3d29 lol...I was just making a joke
Although Sadako eventually died, she was still a strong and tough girl.
This story brought me to tears. RIP Sadako.
upon Oppenheimer's recent release, I realized how little people knew about the aftermath of the bombing. I remember in elementary school reading the book written by a Canadian-American mentioned about Sadako and her story has followed me since. I have never forgotten learning about how horrid the long-term effects were, and it has surprised me hearing from others after seeing the movie that they had no idea. May Sadako and all the victims rest in peace and harmony.
No idea? That’s scary. People are losing memories of this little girl and the effects of the bombing that came after. I’m kind of glad Oppenheimer has unlocked a memory for many of us.
Thank you for sharing Sadaka's story.
People should hear about this and know that war and violence is never the answer... it only hurts the innocent ones
People are the ones doing this but bankers and politicians.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki are no reasons to be moaning for eternity. u$a-Gangster ought to be held accountable. As much as Germany came back honourably from its past mistakes, Japan should stop moaning and demand justice for that inhumane act.
@@DataJYdocs why
As a child I heard the Canadian author's version of Sadako's story. That she failed her attempt to make the 1000 cranes because of her illness & passed away. & how afterwards her classmates finished the remaining cranes. So they could be buried with her. I'm so glad to have finally heard the correct story of what actually happened to her. Rest in peace Sadako your story will not be forgotten. 🕊
May God bless everyone.RIP Sadako and all who died from this nuclear bomb.
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@hardik vlogger the link
@@Aki-gk8bn what is the link about?
@@sorry.lahari maybe a virus link but who knows it could be a mistake, I see like this all the time in my videos
@@Aki-gk8bn ah, thank you so much!
Theres actually an amazing show about this story. Its called "Peace on Your Wings!" It is an original musical inspired by the real-life story of Sadako Sasaki and her one thousand paper cranes. Set in post-war, 1950’s Japan, the musical follow the lives of middle school students in Hiroshima. When one of them falls seriously ill, the childrens’ lives and their tenuous bonds with each other seem to unravel. But one girl‘s struggle and dreams for a better tomorrow teach the children---and the world---about courage, love, and peace. The play’s original musical score and book, written by Ohana Arts’ combines modern pop with Japanese influences to create a unique, uplifiting, and inspiring show. Tickets are on sale now. Current locations include in Honolulu, LA, and Hiroshima Feb-Sep 2023!
I have a single paper crane from my visit to the peace park many years ago, sometimes people who visit our house ask me about it, I always dismiss it and tell them to google "paper cranes Hiroshima"...I can't even begin the story without breaking down into a blithering mess, never could and never will..
As they say" history repeats itself" ; it will just be a matter of time until the most powerful country in the world drops it again. Then.. there will be no more suffering ... when the story of mankind ends.
fukushima will kill all life on earth in the next 15 to 20 years. we have to manage it and talking about it is an important part. why is there so much silence in the media about this number one story? 10 year anniversary coming up real soon and it is still in real hot melt down. Come on media!
@@jeanius123 What happened in Fukushima was a nuclear disaster. But, even before the tragedy, the ocean has always become a dumping ground for atomic bomb tests and radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. We can imagine how contaminated it is!!
I wonder why the media can not understand that Fukushima is to our planet as the cops were to Floyd. It is a knee on the throat and just like the cops, Fukushima is going to keep it tight there
@@margarethawinarto3931 Yes, all the radiation from the Marshall Islands for example. Probably way more than what Fukushima has to offer.
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RIP sadako sasaki may your soul get eternal peace
I have cried about Hiroshima since 2015. I feel very grateful for Sue Dicicco.
Wow I had no idea the book I read in elementary school changed it. I never knew she had a brother as well, very happy to hear about the real way.
I read that book in the 4th grade and cried.
Same I read it in year 4 and I cried really hard it’s such a sad story
She’s sooo brave 😢
I remember in middle school (in Austria), we learned of Sasaki's story and were taught how to make papercranes. Sasako's brother actually traveled around the world, spreading her story. He came to our school with his family and gave a presentation. It was one of the most impactful and meaningful moments of my life; and I have been folding paper cranes ever since.
I wonder who the other people on her sports team photo were. Sadako was a remarkable girl and she had remarkable friends and family who made sure that she left her mark on the world.
I remember in elementary school (6th grade) we read the book and even made a paper crane. I remember feeling sad and heartbroken when we read the book. And it's always been a story I have never forgotten. Everytime I think of the bombings on Japan, I think of this story. Though I must admit it's been a while and I forgot how the book was called or looked like. Glad I could find it again. I hope something like WWI and WWII never repeat, of course that's inevitable.
what we learned of all saddest story of WW2 is because the greedy and selfish of leaders of the world at that time , they only thought about the victory of war , didn't care about humanity , sacrificed their people! So no need blame each other! I also live in a country where Japan took our country for 5 years and killed many people in our country. One of the witnesses was my mother, who was 7 years old at that time, had to see her father (my grandfather) beheaded by the Japanese army for helping our military during the war, and saw her mother and elder sister raped by Japanese soldiers, taken to the camp as prisoners. So NO WAR again in this world !!! Let us live in peace , respect , love and helping each other , like we do to against covid 19 now! Sending much peace and love to all people in around the world , I pray you all will be always health and happy ❤️
Thanks for sharing your experience. Where are you from though?
@@pranavmisra155 I am from Indonesia. My country was colonized by the dutch , after that Japan came to colonize too. After Japan declared surrender on August 15, 1945 (after the atomic bombing in Hiroshima & Nagasaki), the revolutionary leaders in my country finally announced our country's independence on August 17,1945.
sadako sasaki inspired me a lot i really feel bad for her she was inocent and all the other people who died from the atomic bomb.
We humans should never repeat it again.
No we shouldn't.
We are dreaming in the path of a peace..
But you earthlings have no brains, so you keep repeating similar monstrosities.
@@DataJYdocs Aren't you a human too lol because the way you're saying is as if you are from another world.
@@ayo7283 How do you define "human"?
I read the book as a child. I have never forgotten it. We must never forget.
if you read about this war, just litte more deep. you won't say that.
@@tonikwater6980 Then explain it to us, please.
I bet Trump stable IQ remember or know about this.
@@Unix815 U then kill their soldiers, commanders, perpetrators, NOT thousands of civilians✌
@@tonikwater6980 I had half of my family was killed in this war, I know it very well... Japanese atrocities in WWII were atrocious but that does not mean we must forget the amount of pain and suffering dropping two nuclear bombs caused on the civilian Japanese population. Please stop pushing Chinese talking points around the world.
I love & remember this story from school I remember our teacher had us fold cranes in memory of Sadako. I hope nuclear weapons never have to be used again this shouldn’t happen to innocent kids & still breaks my heart. I’ve always wanted a crane tattoo & I will get one for Sadako. ❤️
I just found out that my marching band show for this year is about Sadako and her story and I'm really excited. It is a tragic yet beautiful show for a tragic yet beautiful story
I read about her in my 8th grade in PAKISTAN it was nice
Oh wow I am reading this chapter in 7 grade yet. it's really heart touching 😞
@@kookiesbananamilk9137 SAME i am supposed to write a summary about it
@@mahnoorfatima2165 oh in which school do u go
@@kookiesbananamilk9137 the science school islamabad
@@mahnoorfatima2165 oh I'm from Lahore
So sad. Like Anne Frank, Sadako had so many gifts to share with the world
RIP to all innocents affected by the two A bombs, especially children like Sadako.
Whatever the war was about...the civilians didn't deserve atomic bomb. not even the militry forces. Atomic bombs as well as chemical bombs should have been war crimes from the beginning. inhumane. May this never be repeated! May people remember!
And are you gonna ingore what Japan did to many Asian countries? Your only protecting Japan because your country didn't go thru suffering by their own hands,at the time,many countries that were colonized by japan lead to the slaughter of our people,natural resources and crops were stolen from us by them, diseases spread everywhere,hunger was everywhere,thousands of newborns and children passed away for "honor",and many of our women even young women were raped and killed by the Japanese men and some were turned into prostitutes,to this day Japan still refuses to acknowledge their crimes and their legal system is truly awful,the same men who tortured and raped junko for 100 days are FOR some reason still roaming the streets of Japan,how would you feel if ur own nation and its people were tortured,how would you feel if your family was raped and killed,how would you feel if your people were experimented on to test weapons?? What america did was just a act of mercy compared to our nations prolonged suffering
RIP SADAKO YOU'RE the best AND GREAT❤😔😞🥺🥺
We learned about sadako Sasaki in school it’s so sad 😭
My Condolences for Sadako family and all Japanese peoples that lost their family by atomic bomb
RIP 貞子
Her story was in our 8th grade English book also.
Racha sagar together with ?...now i am in college but still remember her story
@@rishabhdhakad2062 yes
God bless u and sadako God bless zuko he makes me happy that one day i will start making paper cranes myself
Yes this came in our studies
Violence, death and destruction are the common themes in the history of the word. I hope mankind will someday evolve---because it is natural to do so--- and learn to live in peace.
I heard this story and I just want to say Rip sadako fly high!!!
R.I.P. Sadako 😭
These are the stories I want to hear… ready, a thousand paper planes in middle school about 10 years ago and have often tried to find the root of the personal with
this video is so sad it mak,s me cry R I P SADAKO
The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki by Sue DiCicco We all have heard and read about Anne Frank: but not about this Hiroshima born Sadako - a lively and athletic 11 year old - who became a victim of "atomic bomb disease." I strongly recommend this as required reading for the young generation, which will hopefully be more capable of empathy and imagination.
Now, the world can be a nasty crazy place out there, we need a lot of courage and we need a lot of resilience after that, and we will fall down before we stand up… What really matters is the silence of the night in our conscience, when we are alone. We cannot control what happens but we can use what happens. We have so much reserves of love and support inside us, if we can just remember that in our mind and move on.
I feel so sad for Sadako
What a story
The question is why sadako sasaki's story became scary and became a horror stories and movies to our people if is. The real story of sadako sasaki so it is
The bomb was dropped in August. Sadako finished her 1,000th crane in August. ( 3:28 )
Aww poor Sadako.. :( Rest in peace innocent child.
Innocent yet strong willed child.
My teacher gave me a book about her It made me cry while reading it
SAME-
There should be love and peace forever. All have passed. We should forgive as we want others to forgive our fault. Their sacrifices are enough. There should also an Act which could protect civilians against all kiinds of violence especially children, babies, women, disabled and the old men.
I read a story that said she hadn’t folded the 1000 cranes and was discouraged that she hadn’t made it before she had died. There was nothing of friends trying to help her at the end it read that friends had folded cranes in her memory. So I was also not accurate
I wish I could see Sadako in real life😢😢😢😢
I read a book about her why does her brother say the truth isn't written about her?
Lovely story.
I’m here in part cause I saw Oppenheimer.
How can people be so cruel.
Because of the selfish and cruel emperor and the Japanese military that lead to this causing many innocent civilians to die
I think everyone. In grade school should read the book abt her. I read it in 3rd grade and it hasnt left my brain
He never regretted sacrificing innocent people. They never did. How gruesome. Even if it means that it will saved more, it still killed a lot. An apology for the innocent lives is not option? They never did, cause it was the right thing to do. Even Japanese believe that it was not 'the wrong thing'. And that they've tried to understand the cause. But for them to say they never regretted it. Feels like thousands of people who died and suffer innocently didnt matter. And Japan was so humble enough to accept it was their fault and they were to blame. The mastermind apologized and felt guilty, but the murderer didn't. Still a murderer after all.
I will never forgive America of it
And for people who say it's not America fault, I don't care to know who's fault it's,, in the end citizens in any country in this world never deserve what happens because of their rulers,,,
@@hoody2528 Absolutely I agree . I spoke to an American. Yes, I'm sorry about the Atomic Bomb, but America helped the sick and provided support to Japan. That's why Japan has the best economy right now, he said.
@@suss466 in the end every government and country have it faults I wish citizens in whole world will stay safe and never pay for a war they didn't make,, have a good day 🌈
According to the book She didn't make it to 1000 paper cranes. her wish did not come true, I read this book 25 years ago, I don't think she made the cranes. It would be nice to say she made all of the cranes, but you cannot tell a dead person's story. I can't believe it took almost 50 years to set the story straight. I read the book in 1999
She made approximately 1,400 paper cranes. Her parents kept them, they were shown in a documentary. Her class mates made 1,000 paper cranes which were buried with her. I saw the documentary in 1997. Her father spoke and showed the paper cranes.
I just realize that this is a GERMAN public broadcast service so.. yeah.. this is kinda.. umm... "friend talk"
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The worst war crimes in history. Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
U might want to check that again.
People should have empathy for kids of animals too. No one counts how many animals we kill everyday.
Meanwhile I am eating kfc chicken wings
Can I tell you something my birthday is 24 oct
Anne Frank & Sadako Sasaki 🇯🇵 still the inspirational of 20th century. I want to relearn about Anne Frank & Sadako Sasaki. History is my favorite subject
I thought Sadako only made 644 cranes
She made approximately 1,400 paper cranes. Her parents kept them, they were shown in a documentary. Her class mates made 1,000 paper cranes which were buried with her.
Ничего не понил но очень интернсно
August 6, 1945 war crime.
No war crime but something unavoidable result of choice by our leader.
@@lampuhijau9900 I want to hear your opinion in terms of the international law of war at that time?
Linux Guru So what, if ISIS or America kill people. Everybody is going to account for his own actions only to God.
And who bombed pearl harbor. Was that ok
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I got goosebumps when I read about heron my hindi book
most cowardly attack on a populace ,no matter what the excuse was.
@Truth Nope! PLEASE do some research
August 6, 1945
Our host needs to learn how to do her research. The US Airforce did not exist till after the war. The Army Aircore did the job.
So what ?
The occupation of Japan with a cruelty that exceeds the limits of humanity, it hurts more to anger other nations against them, the suffering of sadako sasaki is nothing compared to the suffering of human beings that were colonized by Japan and until now Japan still denies many things about their colonial actions and their atrocities.
What are you implying with that? That Sadako and other japanese victims don't deserve remorse?
@@manuelasousa7268 My country has experienced a very cruel colonization by Japan. Keep these facts in mind: At that time, our people were slaughtered arbitrarily, natural resources were looted and taken and taken to Japan, disease spread everywhere, hunger was everywhere because our people's crops were transported to Japan. Not to mention the women of our nation they raped, even many young women were turned into prostitutes to death for their soldiers and they proudly called it the 'jungun ianfu' program. To this day, Japan still refuses to acknowledge their behavior and considers the event to be non-existent in their history. So, what Sadako and the other Japanese received at that time was the karma for their actions that had to be paid for.
@@asidharta I agree with everything you said except the last phrase. I know people in the cities maybe supported their government's crimes, but civillians never have to pay for their countries crimes.
千代紙、綺麗♪
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Why is it small oh and I read the book 3 days ago sad
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Terrible as the nuclear bombs were, the alternative Truman had was "Operation Downfall", with estimated 5-10 million Japanese dead. Knowing that makes the decision to use the atomic bombs more understandable.
The worst is the Emperor of Showa, who didn't oppose the outbreak of war between Japan and the United States.
I read the Emperor of Showa was opposing the outbreak. Could you give me a source?
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In WWⅡ, most of the Japanese men were sent abroad to invade, the women in Japan worked hard to produce weapons. When they won a battle, every Japanese celebrated happily for the victory which was doom for the innocent Korean, Chinese, Philipines, British, American and so on. The US soldier who dropped the bomb said he never regretted.
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Resnais' Hiroshima, Mon Amour.
가해자가 피해자 코스프레. Victim cosplay as perpetrator.
Yes and whats with the Symbols of pleasure Women? Oh I forgot whatever happens don't talk about it.
This was a war crime.
Japan really thought they stood a chance against us 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂sad about saduko tho
that's nothing to be proud of though( ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ )
You weird asf for sure u a little kid
well as a korean. I'm sick of this kind of hyprocrisy. japaness troop was SS in asia . and thank you for this beautiful bomb. the war end. and at that time almost every japaness civilians were passionate supporters for pacific war and ready to die for their king. so there is no innocent civilian in japan.
서형석 don’t you have some dogs to go eat?? Eat a Shiba Inu or Akita to ease your hate...
hmm
Just as you said... "ALMOST every Japanese civillians..." key word is ALMOST... no matter what nation or race, people are not all the same, there will always be the bad batch, the bad but changeable ones and the innocent lot.
@@smitha775 ghehe i had to react, all of this is a sad situation, but your comment was gold.😄
Japan is not a victim.. Japan started the war. Offenders!!!!! Do not pretend!!!!!!!
My understanding is that the intention of this ceremony is that City Hiroshima insists "please never make this tragedy again" towards the country Japan. Though, it seems like people in the world mix up the city Hiroshima and the country Japan altogether.