“Songs of Triumph”: An Interview with Hansen’s Disease Patient Yamauchi Kimie

Yamauchi never misses a chance to inform people about Hansen’s Disease, including serving as a consultant on the 2015 Japanese movie An, which is set in the Tama Sanatorium.

A picture of Yamauchi’s husband Sadamu, who died in 2010 at the age of 86, hangs on the wall.

Yamauchi and Sadamu sit together in a scene from Gaika.

In a scene from Gaika, Yamauchi shows Moe, who has limited use of her hands, how to cut up an apple. (© 2019 Supersaurus)

Yamauchi at her computer

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