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The Phone of the Wind: Whispers to Lost Families

On a hill overlooking the ocean in Otsuchi Town in northeastern Japan is a phone booth known as the "Telephone of the Wind". It is connected to nowhere, but people come to "call" family members lost during the tsunami of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Many visit the phone booth including a mother and 3 children who have lost their father. This documentary looks at the unique role that this phone is playing in helping the grieving process of many.

English
  • Originally Aired May 29, 2016
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network NHK
  • Created March 9, 2017 by
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