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Akiko Takakura (ja: 高蔵信子 あきこ b. 1925) is a Japanese woman and Hiroshima bombing survivors, known for being one of the closest from the hypocenter to survive. She has and continues to contribute to the bombing's memory by her artworks, contributions to documentaries and testimonies as one of the last living witnesses of the event.

Hiroshima's bombing
At 19y.o., Takakura was working at Hiroshima bank, in the town's center where she handled tidying up tasks as it was customary for younger employees. She worked within the bank's solid building when, on August 6 1945, the US Air Force drop the first nuclear weapon, Little Boy, on Hiroshima's city center. Buildings and locals were blasted by the explosion. Takakura woke up among the building's ruins, injured, and heard her female co-worker Usami nearby. They regrouped and wandered away together through the destroyed and burning town, witnessing the town heavy material destructions and casualties. While her co-worker did not survived, Takakura did and reunited with her family 3 days later, on the island they lived on.

Later life
In later life, Takakura testified on her experience, to keep the memory of the bombing. 2016 art documentary "The Bomb" features artworks by survivors of the 1945 Hiroshima survivors kept within a larger collection at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan.

Filmography
Takakura is known for participating directly in 3 films


 * Hiroshima Witness (1986) - herself
 * Hiroshima: BBC History of World War II (2005, TV movie) - herself
 * Obon (2018, short film) - herself