Book Summary March 11, 2011. The tsunami that struck the port town of Kamaishi, home to 40,000 people, claimed 1,100 lives, with many more missing. The sheer number of bodies overwhelmed facilities, exceeding even wartime levels. Faced with the bodies of acquaintances one after another, people were forced to confront the unimaginable. How did they perform funeral rites? Survivors, confronted by the vast number of dead, were not even allowed to pause. This is a powerful reportage that delves into the extreme conditions surrounding the temporary morgues. - Title: Itai (Bodies) - Author: Kōta Ishii - ISBN: 9784103054535 - Price: 1500 yen (excluding tax) Thank you for looking. Great East Japan Earthquake, Tohoku, Non-fiction writer Filmed