The documentary about the Kyoto Animation incident reveals the distress and confusion of the criminal's attending doctor over the past four years

Before we knew it, many years have passed since the Kyoto Animation arson incident in 2019. The tragedy it caused is still unforgettable in the animation industry. The defendant himself was also severely burned. Although he was responsible for the lives of more than 30 innocent animation industry elites, the Japanese government still spent tens of millions of yen on treatment.

The documentary "THE 29 Years Recording the Kyoto Animation Incident Caused by the Fire and the Women Who Were Burned" about the Kyoto Animation Incident, which deserves to be remembered forever, will be broadcast on September 1. The protagonists of the documentary focus on Professor Takahiro Ueda, the attending physician of the criminal, and Masumi Okamoto, who suffered great harm, and tells the story of the attending physician's distress and confusion during the four years of treating the criminal.

This is an old question: should the most vicious criminals be treated? How much resources should be spent on their treatment? It is true that the criminals in Kyoto Animation are hateful, but in the eyes of the attending doctors, they are just patients. It is not the doctor's duty to investigate the good and evil of the patient. However, public opinion is not so tolerant of spending tens of millions of social resources to save a demon who should not live in the world. This is also the endless distress and confusion of the attending doctors for 4 years.

Attending doctor Takahiro Ueda

On the other hand, the victim, Masumi Okamoto, suffered from 90% burns on her body and was burdened with a huge medical bill, which was a far cry from the treatment of the criminal.

Shinji Aoba, the accused in the Kyoto Animation arson case, will begin his formal trial on September 5.

One of the victims, Masumi Okamoto