Aired Wednesday 12 August, 5:30pm - 6:00pmon NHK World Europe

The Wall Dividing Life and Death

Psychiatric Patients and the War

During WWII, countless psychiatric patients in Japan starved to death. Tracing the footsteps of her beloved cousin, a writer sheds light on the hidden wartime struggles behind the hospital walls.

Category
Documentary
Original air date
12/08/2026