Independent Lens

Brakeless: Model of the Tragic Train Crash

Clip: Season 16 Episode 3 | 1m

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Brakeless, Mr. Ogura, a survivor of the 2005 train crash in Amagasaki, Japan, talks about why he made a graphic model of the crashed train in miniature scale. “It’s as if my memories and the healing process are working together,” he explains.

Aired: 10/26/14

Rating: TV-PG

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