Followed by Origami Demonstration Admission: $3. Recommended for age 8 and older. Sadako is the moving and true story of a Japanese girl who has become a modern heroine and symbol for peace. Sadako Sasaki survived the actual bombing of Hiroshima, but ten years later developed leukemia, known as "the atom bomb disease." A friend told her of the belief that she might get well if she folded 1,000 paper cranes, however she died before folding that number. Friends finished the 1,000 cranes and crusaded to erect a statue which now stands in her honor at Peace Park in Hiroshima. The film is narrated by Liv Ullman. Following the film: an origami demonstration and a chance for the audience to do their own paper-folding.