Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school\'s running team.
Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates.
For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one Thousand cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again.
Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding Paper cranes.
Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the "atom bomb disease," Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery.
And then the dizzy spells start.
Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school\'s running team