The effect of the war upon these old men has left Yanagimoto with a keen appreciation for the power of history and nations to alter the course of people's lives: "It's been more than 50 years since the war, but even now, people's bodies and lives show the signs of war and colonialism."
看著戰爭對老人們的影響，柳本感慨歷史與國家對於人民影響的鉅大，「戰後五十多年，戰爭及殖民的影響竟在人民的生活中、身體上一直留下來！」