Sadako Story — -thousand Cranes- Senba Zuru -1989... ((exclusive))

wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadako_and_the_Thousand_Paper_Cranes">film adaptations of Sadako's story, such as the 1991 short film narrated by ? Senba-zuru (1989) - IMDb

Set in April 1954, 12-year-old Sadako is a talented runner who begins to suffer from extreme fatigue and dizziness. She is eventually diagnosed with "atom bomb disease" (lymphatic leukemia) and hospitalized. The Legend: While in the hospital, Sadako learns of the Sadako Story -Thousand Cranes- Senba zuru -1989...

The film is based on the true story of , a girl who was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. She survived the blast but, ten years later, was diagnosed with leukemia (then called "atomic bomb disease"). While hospitalized, her best friend, Chizuko, told her the legend that folding one thousand paper cranes would grant her a wish—most importantly, a wish for health. wikipedia

"Do you remember the legend?" Chizuko asked, her fingers moving deftly. "The crane lives for a thousand years. If a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, the gods will grant them a wish. They will make them well again." The Legend: While in the hospital, Sadako learns

In 1958, a statue of Sadako holding a golden crane was unveiled in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. To this day, millions of paper cranes are sent from children around the globe to be placed at the foot of her monument. The 1989 film Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes further immortalized her journey, bringing her story of resilience to a new generation.