About
Marine engineer and survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. He was an employee at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries during the second World War.
Before Fame
He joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the 1930s.
Trivia
He worked as a draftsman designing oil tankers. After the war he worked as a translator for the occupation forces. He published a book about his life experiences titled Ikasareteiru inochi. He was sent to Hiroshima by his company three months before the bomb droppings. He was sent to work on oil rigs.
Family Life
He is survived by one child named Toshiko Yamazaki.
Associated With
He once met with filmmaker James Cameron to talk about a film about nuclear weapons.
