2014 Volume 7 Pages 21-39
I have transcribed HIROSHIMA documentaries preserved in the NHK archives which we can see now. I attempted to study how these documentaries influence our understanding of HIROSHIMA and the consequences caused by damage from the A-bomb. In these documentaries, there are two contrasting powers. One stereotypes the image of Hibakusha (A-bomb victims) and the understanding of A-bomb problems, whereas, the other realizes the experiences of the A-bomb victims. These powers compete with each other. In this paper, I examine the transcript data of three documentaries and attempt to demonstrate how these powers actually compete with each other.
About 70 years have passed since the tragedy of HIROSHIMA and NAGASAKI. We should remember the memories of the A-bomb damages. But since the average age of Hibakusha has now reached over 80, it becomes more and more difficult to listen to the “lived voices”of their own personal experiences. The question remains; how can we remember and adequately understand the memories of the A-bomb damages? I think we should utilize documentaries and films of HIROSHIMA and NAGASAKI in a practical way in order to deconstruct the stereotyped images of HIROSHIMA and NAGASAKI, and make a“deep and lived” understanding of the A-bomb experiences. To do this, we must analyze visual images and narrations in these documentaries and consider the ways in which we can reflect on the power of realizing and become more sensitive to understanding the various deep feelings of Hibakusha. In this paper, I take the first step toward such utilization.
https://ror.org/05jk51a88 