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The story follows Sadako Sasaki, a spirited girl living in Hiroshima. Though she was only two when the atomic bomb fell, she grows up seemingly healthy and becomes a star runner on her school’s track team. However, a decade later, she is diagnosed with "atomic bomb disease"—leukemia.

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Sadako's story is a plea for a world without nuclear weapons.

While in the hospital, her friend Chizuko reminds her of an old Japanese legend: anyone who folds one thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by the gods. Seeking health and hope, Sadako begins her mission, folding tiny paper birds out of any scrap material she can find.

It highlights the long-term suffering caused by nuclear radiation.