Record of Life: Those Who Fought in the Okawa Tsunami Trial
2023, Japanese. Directed by Kazuhiro Terada.
On March 11, 2011, Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City was engulfed by a tsunami, and 74 children, or 70% of the school's children, were killed. 51 minutes elapsed between the earthquake and when the tsunami reached the school. The school was informed of the tsunami and a school bus was on standby, but students did not evacuate. Okawa Elementary was the only school that suffered a large number of casualties in this earthquake. This documentary follows the lawsuit that followed the disaster, where the parents sought the truth behind the tragedy.
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- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
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- Released
- 18 February 2023
- Original title
- 「生きる」大川小学校 津波裁判を闘った人たち
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- Japan
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Record of Life: Those Who Fought in the Okawa Tsunami Trial (2023) was directed by Kazuhiro Terada.