kiyoko kawamoto was exposed to the radiation from the atomic bomb when she was 19.he film begins in 1958 on the day she gives birth to her first son and finishes in 2008. after suffering severe headaches and fatigue, kiyoko was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 1968. her husband's camera clearly records how the illness caused by the radiation wears away her strength year by year. it's a very personal record made possible by the couple's closeness. >> translator: my head hurts. i want to take something for it, but i can't swallow. [ speaking japanese ] >> reporter: kiyoko's husband, akito, is 83. he says he tried to show how the atomic bomb has cast a shadow on ordinary people's life for such a long time. >> translator: the film doesn't show what happened in hiroshima. it's a very personal story about the hiroshima deep, deep in my heart. >> reporter: for the past few years, the aging couple haven't been able to attend the august 6th memorial ceremony. after akito finished editing the film kiyoko was diagnosed with another cancer. this is the only picture akito has be