written by Kathryn Schultz Miller
directed by John Deaderick
This is the true story of Sadako Sasaki, a 12-year old girl who became stricken with leukemia 10 years after the bombing of her city, Hiroshima, Japan. It is a story about her will to live and her desire for peace in the world. Thomas Angell and Elise Talbot were each nominated for an Elly award (Best Male and Best Female Lead in the Young People’s category).
The Cast of A Thousand Cranes | |
Charactors | Actors |
Actor I | Paurl O. Walsh |
Actor II | Lisa Moon |
Percussionist | Anne Alyse Ostis |
Sadako | Elise Talbot |
Kenji | Thomas Angell |
Sadako's Mother | Patty Lum-Ohmann |
Sadako's Father | Gordon Sakaue |
Grandmother Oba Chan | Phyllis Wong |
