] my name is akiko mikamo, i'm a child of hiroshima. both my parents are survivors of the bombing. my father taught me from his experience about resiliency and forgiveness. this is his story. [soft upbeat music] [akiko speaking in japanese] [shinji speaking in japanese] [soft upbeat music] [shinji] there were many things about this morning that were just like any other. it was just my father and me. my big brother was at war and my mother was gravely ill out of the city. it seemed we'd been at war forever and that we would always be at war. paper and wood houses flourished throughout the crowded streets of hiroshima. the government demanded homes must be demolished to help control fires in the event of air raid bombing. today was the day my father and i would finish preparation for the demolition of our home. fortunately, the tanakas had offered their guest house for us to move into. i knew this was because the great respect that the tanakas like so many people in our neighborhood had for my father. at 63, my father was too old to manag