Thank you!! Very kind of you! the film was made in 2002, and shortly before the island was permanently closed off as "danger zone" with punishment, even of deportation, for those who illegally got on it. We got there renting a small boat and a great, brave lady to take us there, and we spent the night living on the ground floor of the school building. An interesting night for sure.. The film has been screen in its "installation format" in many museums and galleries. more info if you write!
@EvenStarMN
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Very interesting documentary.
@Sol-Cutta
11 ай бұрын
KZitem are infuriating, making copyrighted music removable...it was a terrible decision to sell KZitem to Google. This ensured it went from a public forum for creativity into a strictly controlled corporate graveyard of certification and censorship. And this is the result..even professional documentaries must remove music not purchased and licensed by them. Money over creativity.
@SasapessoS
9 жыл бұрын
Let me add more information: It belonged to Mitsubushi, which got the rights to use as a result of Meiji bureaucracy desire for rapid industrialization. When an epidemic occured during late 19th century, the dead and the infected were burned together. The ill were burned alive. Most of the labor were forcibly brought there for many decades. Usually they died of young age. The mine tunnels weren't of normal size, people should crawl to do their work. Many workers wanted to run but they couldn't pass the sea. Plus, if caught their superiors could (and did) kill them. Life became somewhat normal only after the second world war. This guy belongs to the last generation and he saw only the 'golden age' of Hashima. Romanticizing the island cannot clean its bloody past.
@kayballen5
9 жыл бұрын
Sasapesso S The ill were burned alive? Show the evidence. 592 fonzy explain well, so I will share with you: Too many Koreans came to Japan willingly for better living.then the Japanese government started voyage regulation,but still there were so many Korean smugglers into Japan.and they made an excuse of "forced labor".the parents of Son Masayoshi,the richest man in Japan came to Japan in this way.and Han Jyong-yu, one of the smugglers and who later became Top 10 billionaire in Japan says, in this way they were not reported to police and they even got sympathy from Japanese people.and Japanese knew S.Korea fabricated history and culture or whatever between Japan.and it was bearable as long as they did it for domestic use.but since President Park has been fanatically spreading it to all the WORLD and crying over they are the victims of Japan.then even Pro-S.Korean Japanese(like me) started to get fed up with them.this is something i want to tell the Western people.
@tinfoilsombrero8283
9 жыл бұрын
Sasapesso S I believe you, Sasapesso. Thank you for sharing this important information.
@kristyhwang8899
7 жыл бұрын
Kay Ballen fortunately there are survivors still living in South Korea. They have been in court with Japan and the companies in the Japanese Supreme ; 2017. You're probably one of the deniers that CONCENTRATION CAMPS are LIES. GOD HELP YOU
@strawberryjam3027
10 жыл бұрын
Good film. It must have been very emotional for that man to go back there, the place that he grew-up... to see how it has began to crumble and fall apart like that. Quite sad. I would love to visit there some day.
@damminochmol7426
5 жыл бұрын
Von den zahlreichen Videos über Hashima ist dieses das beste und eindruckvollste, weil hier ein tatsächlich ehemaliger Bewohner nach mehr als 30 Jahren die Wohnräume wieder betritt und schildert, in welchen er mit seine Familie gelebt hat.Das Ganze ist schon irgendwie gruselig.....
@stefanobc1971
9 жыл бұрын
So sad, but great film.
@nordanstad
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you Stefan!!
@nordanstad
10 жыл бұрын
To you who share your views on the quality of the film, yes I wish it would have been better or higher. The film is made in 2002 and there was no consumer (or other) HD cameras available back then so this is old-school DV (720x576 pal). Someone mentioned it as strange that the narrator speaks Swedish and someone else commented saying there were WWII prison camps there. Well, I am Swedish and its my voice you hear, and no there were no WWII prison camps there. There were rumours of the Japanese using forced Korean prison labour there but this has not really been proved. - Thanks again for seeing the film!
@stigtuneback1966
10 жыл бұрын
intressant att du lade upp den ,jag har i och för sig aldrig hört talas om den här ön innan jag såg ditt klipp .jag tycker det är intressant med såna här videos att se ibland lite historia om saker som funnits och som synes finns kvar här och där i världen .höra historien bakom videon .
@yovodevil
9 жыл бұрын
Well, it was an interesting story. However, this is what I found while in search about Hashima island. www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/7/hashima.php which mentioning that there were draftees from the other Asian countries working a the coal mine. I believe some Asian countries won't be happy if this island becomes a part of UNESCO world heritage... Anyway, Ghost Hunters should visit this island. :)
@kayballen5
9 жыл бұрын
Denny Lee When US transcontinental railroad were building, a lot of Chinese workers also drafted from China.... British had coolies. Those were different time than now.
@kayballen5
9 жыл бұрын
Denny Lee When US transcontinental railroad were building, a lot of Chinese workers also drafted from China.... British had coolies. Those were different time than now.
@yovodevil
9 жыл бұрын
And what exactly are you trying to say?
@Plainsofcement
11 жыл бұрын
this is one of the most profoundly moving things I have seen in a while. Just incredible. I have read about hashima before but never seen it through the eyes of a previous resident. How haunting it must be to be able to revisit your childhood, frozen and untouched, yet also slowly rotting away. True poetry of real life.
@NERGYStudios
8 ай бұрын
Beautiful, as he said, for some people it may just be an island that cannot generate any profit, but for some, it IS their past, an essential part of their life. THAT cannot be thrown away.
@Seattle1951
8 жыл бұрын
It's odd what meandering on KZitem will bring you to see. I had never heard of this place before today. Thank you for sharing this amazing documentary, and thanks to the former resident for his thoughts and reflections. What a place to grow up! The film left me feeling very sad for all that was lost here and for all who suffered. It was brave of him to return. Thanks again for providing something of substance to reflect upon in today's superficial world.
@otrebor7529
8 жыл бұрын
amazing footage and great memories from the man who live there as kid.
@nordanstad
11 жыл бұрын
Jarman, thanks so much! You know, this was 2002 and it just sat there so perfectly upon coming home from the island and editing. I could have made some money on the film, besides being able to offer it on mobile devices, if I had gone along with the record company/music rights holder to take it away. But its impossible to replace it, as that music went along with what we felt when we did the film and was just home with all those experiences fresh in mind... In any case thanks very much!
@jamesnesmith7756
11 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful documentary. I am retired now and I love photography. What a truly beautiful place to photograph.
@wmukkplus
11 жыл бұрын
Hashima has a many story so I interested and wonder about them. It's a fantastic memory of him. He's a good man who doesn't forget his root. Thanks you to share and it's make me evoke for this place. Ps, Thailand has a movie showing now "Hashima Project" it shooted here.
@dianemp6308
10 жыл бұрын
This is a beautiful film, Thomas, thank you. The profound sadness of the man who grew up there is very moving. So much loss...it's the worst part of living, and who can make sense of it all? I found it especially touching that he thanked us for listening to his story.
@CesarAristocratWindmill
12 жыл бұрын
An excellent documentary, sir. I've watched it several times since I've discovered it, and it never lose it's power. I only wish it was longer.
@ocyrus70
9 жыл бұрын
This is the best 15mins I have spent on KZitem in a long time video is great and I think were the video is of a low quality 720 only adds to the haunting images. you must be very proud of yourself and this documentary it's 1st class merry Christmas!!..
@kieranjohnson9178
8 жыл бұрын
best place to stay when zombie apocalypse approach!! whose with me?? yay
@beomcheolpark6321
9 жыл бұрын
"No future for people who forget past and History"- Winston Chruchill- I agree that this document is an excellent documentary for somebody who miss and long for home, but tragic and awful for over 800 forced labors from other countries, and about 600 of South. Korean (include 122 dead) were mobilized by force of Japan to build this amazing work and be nominated as .UNESCO world Heritage..Japan even don't put the history of Hashima in their text book, most Japanese don't know about it neither.. They want to hide their embarrassment to the world. Remember this! before you see this interesting heritage of the world, see the truth first.
@kristyhwang8899
7 жыл бұрын
Beomcheol Park so true
@jackdouglas7431
5 жыл бұрын
Lmao. Quoting Churchill? You seem to have also forgotten history too my friend.
@kaisermuto
4 жыл бұрын
Korean is liar. There was elementary school and middle schoo in Gunkanjima island. People were so friendly relation each other. In 1973, suddenly the island closed for low demand of coal minning. All islanders left Gunkanjima island . Gunkanjima became ruin. Koreans need new new story.
@shuxboyz486
4 жыл бұрын
No future if u only live in the past
@causeXeffect23
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to respond! I didn't even think about Shazam xD It was in fact, The Cinematic Orchestra, and the track is "All That You Give"!
@Iseizeya
12 жыл бұрын
What a great little piece. Very nicely put together. Thank you for sharing this peek into such an unusual place, I found it very interesting.
@TheKasselaner
10 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Thomas for posting this. The video presentation was a delight to watch and so interesting. Inserting the old pictures added a lot and I would like to see more of what life was like at that time on the island. It is hard to believe that over 5,000 people could live on a 16 acre island. I could well relate to the guy walking through his past. All those memories. I was born in Germany in 1941 and lived there until 1951. I was in my 20's the first time that I went back. And Yes, so many memories. Most good, but some bad. The bad fade away more quickly, but the memories of children are not as harsh as those of the adults. The adults had to live more in reality and deal with the problems that come with that. As children, we are shielded from much of the real pain and suffering. It was not until my parents were gone, that I began to think about what real life was for them at that time. john
@weebgarachu3340
3 жыл бұрын
This was so perfect thank you sorry that I seen it now man this is so awesome in 2021i see it
@Ynnep-Chan
10 жыл бұрын
Weird as it may sound, I would have loved to live there for a time in its heydays.
@TheSupermecho
10 жыл бұрын
You are wellcome, my friend. Thank you for the knowledge and the share of personal memories.
@AB-pq8jm
9 жыл бұрын
It's such an eye opening film! Thanks for sharing Thomas! I always wanted to know more after knowing there's a place like this.... And I find it so amusing that the things there still looks fine! Japan's creation is really really good....
@granthutchinson8930
11 жыл бұрын
Thomas, thank you so much for this. You provide the viewer with so much more... than needed. i will enjoy this again, again, again.... and then.... share with my contacts through social media websites (various).
@Jarman74
11 жыл бұрын
With the lone exception of the FMJ background music (too well-known to be appreciated as "new", but fitting nonetheless), I loved every minute of it. You both made the voice of Hashima Island heard, and in this documentary the place is finally able to tell a tiny fraction of its story through your visions and memories. You deserve the sincere thanks of every viewer for your great effort.
@roywrogers2900
3 жыл бұрын
Astonishing island. Thanks for sharing.
@nordanstad
11 жыл бұрын
Michael, thanks for that thought. The film was made in 2002. There has been a few different cameras developing since then. What you see there in the film is not even a lens hood, it is a black paper to protect from the rain. Thanks you seeing my film Michael! Thomas
@olgaantipina7239
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for recording the story like it is. The time will show if it is proud or shame for Japan.
@Lochie2107
11 жыл бұрын
I must go to hashima. The places history and atmosphere is so rich and devouring in this clip and i would love to film there some day.
@Cinemaboy70
7 жыл бұрын
Beginning in the 1930s and until the end of the Second World War, Korean conscripted civilians and Chinese prisoners of war were forced to work under very harsh conditions and brutal treatment at the Mitsubishi facility as forced laborers under Japanese wartime mobilization policies. During this period, it is estimated that about 1,300 of those conscripted laborers died on the island due to various dangers, including underground accidents, exhaustion, and malnutrition
@Photobyke
12 жыл бұрын
A powerful and very well produced documentary. Thank you very much!
@nordanstad
12 жыл бұрын
FYI Auschwitz was declared a UNESCO World heritage site already in 1979. The purpose is to preserve places "of special cultural or physical significance". Needless to say a single person can not propose a place to UNESCO. Dotokou founded a non-profit organisation to try and lobby the Japanese government to propose Hashima, among other nearby "industrial communities", but has not come very far yet. The Korean government opposes the nomination. Thanks for watching my film!!
@RoyceBarber
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this lovely view into Japan's history. This is an anime fans dream come true, to see there are people who love this hidden away bits of history, and to see history up close like that. Exotic places and cultures otherwise whisked away in the sea.
@Exacerberus
3 ай бұрын
It's a shame that - because of copyright issues - the full documentary and the original audio aren't available: this is by far the best documentary on the Hashima island, just the fact we are able to see a former inhabitant go back to the place of his childhood and tell us his memories and feelings is very captivating.
@nordanstad
2 ай бұрын
Hi, I made the film. Where is the audio off ? Sorry, its been a few years since we made it
@Exacerberus
2 ай бұрын
@@nordanstad In my country (Italy) most of the documentary is without audio, here and there you can hear some dialogue or ambient sounds then seconds later it goes back to being muted.
@twstf8905
6 жыл бұрын
It has to feel SO bizarre for him being back there!
@ssdivizion
3 жыл бұрын
And SAD at the same time!
@cosimomazzotta
11 жыл бұрын
the stillness of the city ... immersed in the eternal movement of the sea. High Contrast!
@torrievenus7566
10 жыл бұрын
What history this island 'holds' - stranger and more sad then Alcatraz - most people don't even know about this once heavily populated place, though it's story is not too much in the past.
@olga1997sidorenko
11 жыл бұрын
Удивительный фильм! Хорошо смонтирован и музыка в тему. От увиденного ощущение пустоты... Жуткое! Самое поразительное, что этот город-остров находится совсем рядом с живущими людьми... От нас до Припяти 100 км, но это тоже мертвая зона. А сколько таких заброшенных городов по миру..! Есть о чем задуматься...
@ViruZHUN
10 жыл бұрын
I must visit places like this:D they are soo interesting:D
@mokeimusic
12 жыл бұрын
There are lots of places like this in Japan and the rest of the world,places just abandon that people owe much of their memories to.very few of them get preserved,its really good when people document the past. I hope people go out and film something of your past and post it on KZitem to share with others. It doenst have to be perfessional but anything is better than nothing.
@nordanstad
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much you who left a comment! It is so greatly appreciated! Let me know if you want more information or anything at all, thanks again! Thomas
@Muscles_McGee
4 жыл бұрын
Yes Hello. Can you buy this movie on DVD? I am in North America. I have been to your website but cannot find any information for this film. Thank you!
@sagarzeus4748
3 жыл бұрын
Sir, can you please check the comments?
@SLYZANY
10 жыл бұрын
the island if beautiful it's a shame it's abandon i wish they turn it into a resort or tourist thing before it's to late and completely fall apart
@TrAsH__6
10 жыл бұрын
this place was epic...This makes me sad
@Hangie
10 жыл бұрын
God, it's places like this that I think... if I were to close my eyes, and when I opened them I found I was there, I think i'd literally be scared to death! because I wouldn't know how the hell I'd get home. Scary stuff.
@skelly616
10 жыл бұрын
Hauntingly beautiful
@tinfoilsombrero8283
9 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent documentary, thought provoking on many levels. Please ignore negative comments from trolls. This little documentary is too important to miss.
@nordanstad
9 жыл бұрын
Tinfoil Sombrero Thank you very much for your kind words!! Thomas
@Oldgittom
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks, great docu; very necessary to remember past people & communities. This is the eastern, Asian counterpart of those abandoned small towns of the American West; these had abundant space & promise, but still drowned in them. Humanity is a homeless wanderer, nowhere 'roots', only memories. Cavafy wrote a fine poem about this.
@nordanstad
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks Oldgittom! Wonderful thoughts! And I love Cavafy... which poem do you mean?
@Oldgittom
10 жыл бұрын
Thomas Nordanstad Cavafy's words - You won't find a new country, won't find another shore. This city will always pursue you. You'll walk the same streets, grow old in the same neighborhoods, turn gray in these same houses.
@user-kt3xx5rq2x
9 жыл бұрын
Over 500 of South Korean were forced labors for mine industry in this island. About hundreds of people were died out due to the selfishness of Japan. The real glory days of Hashima is from 1910~, even in 1941, 41tons of coal were extracted from this island. Japan regeistered Hashima as a UNESCO without mentioning the period of pain and suffer. This island become a ghost island due to the victimized soul of Korean who were treated unfailry and miserably.
@vurtualboy
8 жыл бұрын
+juyeon jin it became a ghost island because the coal was used up...
@kristyhwang8899
7 жыл бұрын
vurtualboy respect thousands of Koreans forced to labor and died on this death hole. Read up before making off handed comments
@kristyhwang8899
7 жыл бұрын
vurtualboy would you say something like that about the Nazi's European VICTIMS
@lukasznowak9138
6 жыл бұрын
why shouldn't he? that's the real reason the place was abandon. not because of moral reasons. you think all the factories using forced labour during wwII in Europe closed down? puh-lease
@jtkm
6 жыл бұрын
Japan can’t escape their war crimes, but that doesn’t mean you should demoralized the current generation of the Japanese, as it was their former government that commit such atrocities. To register this as a UNESCO world heritage site seems useless, but to say it was closed because of moral reasons is incorrect, it was because they ran out of coal. There are always two sides to the story folks.
@nordanstad
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Always warms to hear!
@ChiHoKo
10 жыл бұрын
This is an interesting place. :D must visit it some time!
@julmorisson65
11 жыл бұрын
Magnifique documentaire,merci,incroyable,vraiment touchant j'aimerai le voir de mes yeux un jour.
@FatherAxeKeeper
12 жыл бұрын
Gunkanjima brought me here. Ive had an interest in this place for well over 10 years.
@sahasurara
11 жыл бұрын
Ahh! I would never have remembered that. Thanks for the reply. Oh and yeah, I forgot to say; excellent documentary. Keep up the good work.
@nordanstad
11 жыл бұрын
Manuel, thank you! Very nice to hear! Happy new year!
@TheShailesh08
2 ай бұрын
Thanku so much.. Got to see because of you.
@frank4all
7 жыл бұрын
Tack för en mycket gripande film.. även om ön förfaller så finns den här berättelsen kvar.
@nordanstad
7 жыл бұрын
Tack så mycket Frank! Ön förfaller alltjämt men har nu räddats av ett World Heritage protection site, utmärkelse.. Så kolla in det om du vill. De har till och med en "besöksbrygga" nu runt en bit av ön, om man vill åka och titta.
@starshock01
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the higher resolution video
@2006Crusader2006
12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic documentary! Really enjoyed it! Thanks!
@Sp4nishMan
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading.
@patriciaj1291
11 жыл бұрын
I just watched Skyfall and had to fing out if this place really existed. I am amazed that it is real. Thank you for sharing this video. A most haunting and intriguing place and beautifully photographed.
@StopMotion613
11 жыл бұрын
Great documentory. Its sad in a way. the man looks like he really misses his days there as a kid. :(
@nordanstad
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much too!! Always very nice to hear!! Thomas
@nordanstad
12 жыл бұрын
Thank you very very much. It is very nice to hear. There is a longer version, but KZitem will not let me write down the link here. It is on that other video site. Thanks again!
@bfreder
12 жыл бұрын
This is such a great video but yet sad at the same time. Must be such a struggle for him to have bad memories and still have his "roots" in this place. By chance I came across this video and I am happy I did.
@xxskyrimrocksxx262
10 жыл бұрын
This place was also used as a war prison in world war II
@Gvlaxy
12 жыл бұрын
Dear Thomas, from the small bit of researching I've done, I have found out that there was plans on making a small portion of the island safe for tourists. I'm not sure on whether or not they have opened anything, but I hope they have. It would be a great adventure to see it in person before the remaining buildings collapse. Have a great day, and thank you for replying to my comment! (:
@nordanstad
12 жыл бұрын
Iselizeya! Thank you very much for your kind comment!!
@as3fawf
10 жыл бұрын
I really like that film - thank you very much for sharing! It's inspiring
@nordanstad
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment! And to some of you asking: YES, it is the island Bond goes to find the crook on. Albeit rebuilt in London...
@cosimomazzotta
11 жыл бұрын
it's like ... the passage of time becomes thick as a steel block. Thanks.
@dspummone
11 жыл бұрын
"... made melancholy something tangible." I was struggling for this idea after watching it. The producer/director did exactly that.
@BlairMaynard
7 жыл бұрын
There is no way this whole place can be preserved. The costs would be astronomical and maybe even dangerous to the workers hired to maintain it. The damage from the stormy weather would require constant repair, not to mention damage from earthquakes or maybe even Tsunamis. If anything, most of it should be bulldozed to be used for other purposes like maybe an artist colony. I suppose parts of it could be preserved for educational purposes if they can be made safe. Bulldozing would be sad for the people that grew up there, so true.
@tantanmien
11 жыл бұрын
We have a similar place in Taiwan called Jiufen where there is an abandoned gold mine left by the Japanese. Eerie but beautiful. I loved this film that you made, especially how you made melancholy something tangible.
@DonaldPugh
12 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this movie, well done.
@gabryrace7292
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks from Italy!
@chrispools
7 жыл бұрын
Fascinating place, thanks for sharing
@Okierunner67
11 жыл бұрын
My history lesson for today. Very moving and interesting. Thanks
@rovacab1
11 жыл бұрын
Brilliant documentary - looks a great place to visit. Thanks for sharing
@MrQbenDanny
8 жыл бұрын
Bravo! Bravissimo! The past is always present for humans. I am impressed by your cinematography, subject, and attention to details. An example of how to make a documentary. Just curious, was the food imported from the mainland?
@adrianspeaking
12 жыл бұрын
These are more recent instructions (I think): 1) On the video page in question, in the top left, click edit info. 2) Options will appear to the right, click settings 3) In Settings, on to far right bottom corner, make sure "Make this video available on mobile phones and TV" is checked.
@yayo553
10 жыл бұрын
I had a dream where I was flying over this place
@nothingisreal6816
4 жыл бұрын
Lucid?
@AJBiskit
12 жыл бұрын
They should be a world heritage site, and they should be preserved. We Need To Remember things like this, not as a celebration, but as a warning from the past. If we just allow the evidence of the negative aspects of history to fade and rot, we run the risk of failing to learn from those mistakes and repeating them. Humanity's "Heritage" is not always pleasant, but regardless it is vitally important we remember these things. Also, Auschwitz IS a UNESCO site.
@Eliguitar1
11 жыл бұрын
the location scouts for Skyfall did an amazing job choosing this haunting place....very cool doc!
@nordanstad
11 жыл бұрын
It is music that was used in "Full Metal Jacket" by Kubrick. This is also the reason the film won´t play on mobiles and tablets. As I don´t "own" that music those limitations are there. Hope that helps! Thanks for watching my film! Thomas
@edjo487
8 жыл бұрын
I see that some say there is no proof it was ever used as slave labor so maybe officials from the Western post-war delegation never investigated it. I saw an interview with a doctor who had a patient who "worked" on the island and was starved, beaten and chopped with a sword on the back of the neck for complaining about the conditions there. I would argue that there is proof that it was either slave labor or merely brutal conditions. In a sense, they are one in the same. To the film maker, you did a wonderful job and whomever complains about the quality of this work knows nothing about independent filmmaking in early 2000. This is a well done film!
@tuskulum1767
2 жыл бұрын
At 3:16 Respect, Mr. Dotoku.
@TheSubjectalpha
10 жыл бұрын
The feels, man...
@YsCelia
10 жыл бұрын
Touching and instructive.
@koworld
11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work. So moving.
@prieten49
10 жыл бұрын
A couple of comments: 1) The coal didn't run out, there is still lots. Japan just switched over to cheaper sources of energy like the rest of the world. 2) "I don't know why so many people had to die unnecessarily." Why was it unnecessary? Prior to the petroleum economy, Japan and the rest of the world relied on coal to drive industrialization. Coal mining is and always has been a very dangerous occupation. Without the sacrifices of coal miners, industrialization would never have taken place. I think it is very possible that when oil starts running out, people will start mining coal again. Maybe Hashima will make a comeback someday...
@prieten49
10 жыл бұрын
Hello. I can't remember the film documentary so well anymore, but did it say anywhere that coal miners died from poor working conditions? I don't think so. The documentary really describes (with old footage and interviews) what a prosperous lifestyle the inhabitants had, albeit on a very small island. They had medical care, schools, movies, civic groups, festivals, etc. Did the documentary ever mention any accidents where coal miners died? I would concede many coal miners probably suffered later in life from coal mining related diseases, but the only "sad" note in the film seemed to be that it all had to end: the densely populated island became almost abandoned overnight as employees had to scramble for new jobs elsewhere.
@SuperniusPL
11 жыл бұрын
Great video. I posted on my webside. Thanks! This dark island near Nagasaki from a distance looks like a giant warship. But up close "Gunkan-jima" (Hashim) turns out to be embedded in the rock giant gloomy estate area, where for decades there were more than 5000 people. Mainly coal miners and their families. The whole island is only 0.06 km ². So it was the most densely populated areas in the world.
@ManuelTavares
11 жыл бұрын
Touching... thank you.
@cryptozoo22
11 жыл бұрын
Great film. Very evocative. Something so very strange about finding someone's personal belongings in a long-abandoned structure. I used to do some urban exploring and it wasn't unusual to open dresser drawers and find photos of former owners inside. I always felt like I was somehow prying into someone's personal life, and would put the pictures back where I found them.
@nordanstad
11 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Very kind of you! Thomas
@ismailhossainbd
10 жыл бұрын
makes me nostalgic
@Ayz91NV
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Intresting documentary.
@MrPot42
11 жыл бұрын
Thomas: Tack så mycket för dina intressanta videor!! Var du också i Hashima? Hur kan man besöka ön? (Ursäkta för min dålig svenska... Många hälsningar från Tyskland!) :)
@rulegm
10 жыл бұрын
As soon as I heard the rusty door open at 11:08, I thought "FULL METAL JACKET!!!" Yes!
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