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Akiko's Piano: Chords Played by the Surviving Piano

Akiko's Piano: Chords Played by the Surviving Piano

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 15, 2020

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie, Music, History, War, Documentary

Original Title

Akiko's Piano 被爆したピアノが奏でる和音

Description

1940, Kawamoto Akiko lives in Hiroshima with her father and mother, Genkichi and Shizuko, as well as her two younger brothers. Akiko loves playing her favourite piano. As the war situation worsens, she is busy helping out the war efforts. On the morning of August 6, 1945, she disobeys her father and heads into the centre of town for work. In Hiroshima 75 years later, her favourite piano remains, restored and playable following its survival of the atomic bombing