Film · Documentary

Record of Life: Those Who Fought in the Okawa Tsunami Trial (2023)

On March 11, 2011, Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City was engulfed by a tsunami, and 74 children, or 70% of the school's children, were killed. 51 minutes elapsed between the earthquake and when the tsunami reached the school. The school was informed of the tsunami and a school bus was on standby, but students did not evacuate. Okawa Elementary was the only school that suffered a large number of casualties in this earthquake. This documentary follows the lawsuit that followed the disaster, where the parents sought the truth behind the tragedy.

Director

Kazuhiro Terada

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Release date

February 18, 2023

Original title

「生きる」大川小学校 津波裁判を闘った人たち