Akiko Takakura, then 19, was exposed to the atomic bombing in the Hiroshima Bank. Despite over 120 lacerations on her back, she miraculously survived, one of a few who survived the bombing in close range.
Watch as she shares her recollections of that day and compares her experience to hell.
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