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2026105 minPGdocumentary

Fire Flower

2026105 minPGdocumentary

Yoko Hayasuke's journal reflects on life in Tokyo after the Tōhoku earthquake, as new soil replaces irradiated land following the disaster.

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Yoko Hayasuke's journal reflects on life in Tokyo after the Tōhoku earthquake, as new soil replaces irradiated land following the disaster.

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Ana Vaz

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Yoko Hayasuke's journal is set in the wake of the tsunami and nuclear disaster after the Tōhoku earthquake. Something happened yet life goes on: Tokyo continues to expand, new soil replaces irradiated land.

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