Join us in sharing the untold stories of the last American Hibakusha.

Your support will help bring the stories of the last Japanese-American Hibakusha to the world.

Through this documentary, we aim to preserve the voices of atomic bomb survivors whose experiences hold powerful lessons about resilience, healing, and the pursuit of peace. With your contribution, we can continue filming, complete production, license essential archival materials, and share these stories with audiences through film festivals and community screenings.

Together, we can honor their memories, preserve this important chapter of history, and ensure their message of peace reaches future generations.

Director's Statement

We came across Howard Kakita's story while we were collaborating on a journalistic piece about hibakusha for the 80th commemoration of the bombings. We soon realized the unique lived experiences of hibakusha in the United States, as well as the dwindling numbers of survivors meaning that they will not be around much longer to be able to tell their stories. After meeting Howard and being inspired by his dedication to telling his story and ensuring no-one else suffers what he did, we were driven to continue exploring this topic and began work on this film.

As documentary filmmakers, we both bring a deep connection to and understanding of the Japanese culture that ensures we will bring a perspective of nuance and empathy to this project. Coming from a mixed race background, and being half-Japanese, I have understood my whole life what it is like to feel as if I don’t fully belong to either culture that I have roots in. Because of this, I have always felt a connection with and empathy for anyone who has been through this feeling of grappling with their identity. Meanwhile, Luza is a correspondent based in Japan, reporting on current global affairs while having an expert view on how modern day events are impacted by the past. Combining our documentary filmmaking and journalistic backgrounds, our lived experiences with Japanese culture and considering the time frame available to us to speak with the remaining hibakusha - we are driven to create a film that inspires the audience with lessons learned from the past that need to be seen now more than ever.

Why this film matters now

81 years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the number of living hibakusha is rapidly disappearing.
Every testimony we lose is not only a personal story lost.
It is a warning lost.

At a time when nuclear threats are once again part of global conversations, their voices matter more than ever.
We are making this film because the silence has lasted long enough.
Because these survivors should not disappear as a footnote.

And because the world needs to hear from those who lived through the unthinkable — before it is too late

Help us bring American Hibakusha to life.

With gratitude,

Ayu & Luza

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