ishizawa volunteered to clean up a hard-hit town. she spoke with disaster survivors about what they feel and about their future. >> translator: i thought about what i could do to stop people forgetting about what happened in tohoku. i decided to draw a manga that tells the story of each victim. >> reporter: she wrote "hometown, field of cole." it's about a man who clears debris along the riverside to plant cole flowers. he wants the blossoms to encourage people not to give up. >> translator: i'm not doing anything extraordinary, but if i can clean up this whole place, i hope i can get everyone to smile again. if a town is covered by pretty cole flowers, smiles would return to people's faces. >> reporter: ishizawa returned to otsuchi on may 11th. the area overflowed with color. after hearing about the man's passion, locals and volunteers helped plant the flowers. >> translator: how are you? you look well. >> reporter: once again, ishizawa found the man. his name is bunzo kaneyama. >> translator: the flowers are a symbol of everyone's

ishizawa volunteered to help clean up a hard-hit town. she spoke with disaster survivors about what they feel and about their future. >> translator: i thought about what i could do to stop people forgetting about what happened in tohoku. i decided to draw a manga that tells the story of each victim. >> reporter: she wrote "my hometown, field of cole." it's about a man who clears debris along the riverside to plant cole flowers. he wants the blossoms to encourage people not to give up. >> i am not doing anything extraordinary, but if i can clean up this whole place, i hope i can get everyone to smile again. if the town is covered by pretty cole flowers, smiles would return to people's faces. >> reporter: ishizawa returned on may 11th. the area overflowed with color. after hearing about the man's passion, locals and volunteers helped plant the flowers. >> translator: how are you? you look well. >> reporter: once again, ishizawa found the man. his name is bunzo kaneyama. >> translator: the flowers are a symbol of everyone's love and cooperat