Face To Face - Season 4 Episode 7 Yasuji Hirasawa: The Unheard Voices of Leprosy
Hansen's disease or leprosy has been treated effectively since the 1950's in most countries. It's not even that contagious. But in Japan, people affected by the disease were forcefully isolated until 1996. Today, most elderly patients, even though cured, remain cut off from their families, destined to live out their lives in sanatoriums. Prejudice and discrimination still prevail. Former patient Yasuji Hirasawa talks about his efforts to preserve this dark history and raise social awareness.
Year: 2024
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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Cast: Robert Campbell
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First Air Date: Apr 28, 2015
Last Air date: Sep 27, 2024
Season: 10 Season
Episode: 94 Episode
Runtime: 28 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 8.039
Language: English
Episode
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Yasunari Hiraki: Word by Word
Yachiyo Inoue: Tradition in Full Bloom
Kyoko Fukuchi: The Tsukiji Legacy
Kiyomi Mikuni: Japanese Cuisine at the Olympics
Yoshinori Kaneko: Bringing Back from Extinction
Yasuji Hirasawa: The Unheard Voices of Leprosy
Eiko Kadono: Weaving Magic with Words
Eiichi Saitoh: Resilience and Recovery Come in Pairs
Takafumi Tsuruta: Eliminating Borders through Fashion
Hitoshi Kuninaka: Never Say No to a Challenge
Chieko Kuribayashi: Saving Communities One Meal at a Time
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