Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Video
directed by George Levinson
Simply Beautiful and Powerfully Moving
“I will write peace on your wings and
you will fly all over the world.”
–Sadako Sasaki
Set in 1955, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is the
true story of Sadako Sasaki, a young Japanese girl, on the
threshold of adolescence, who developed leukemia from radiation
caused by the bombing of Hiroshima. While hospitalized, her
closest friend reminded her of the Japanese legend that if
she folded a thousand paper cranes, the gods might grant her
wish to be well again. With hope and determination, Sadako
began folding.
Liv Ullmann vividly tells this poignant story with music
performed by George Winston. The action is presented as the
camera moves through hundreds of exquisite pastel drawings
by Caldecott award-winning artist Ed Young.
Based on the book, Sadako
and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr.
“This film is simply beautiful and powerfully moving.
It brought me to tears and lifted my spirit. I highly recommend
it to adults and children alike.” –Gary Ross,
Marketing Director of The Peace Company
Gold Award—Parents’ Choice Magazine
Blue Ribbon—American Film and Video Festival
Gold Apple—National Education Film and Video Festival
Notable Film and Video—American Library Association
Highly recommended.
Age level: 8 – Adult
Running time: 30 minutes / Color / Stereo
VID-103A/B Sadako Video.....................$99.95
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