Hometown Stories S7E5 - Finding Poetry in Cancer
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The shock of the first diagnosis. Fear of death. Anxiety and concern about friends and family. Cancer patients experience a range of complex emotions. Now, a Japanese hospital is helping them transform their feelings into senryu, a Japanese form of short poetry. A man expresses a lifetime of gratitude toward his wife. A woman uses humor to fight back against a serious illness. In this program, cancer patients find solace in just 17 syllables.
Released | Feb 06, 2011 |
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Runtime | 30min |
Genre | Documentary |
Actor | N/A |
Director | N/A |
Production | NHK |