NHK WORLD PRIME

Season 7, Episode 14

Episode Title: ISSEY MIYAKE: The Human Inside the Clothes

Air Date: 2023-05-27

Overview:

Issey Miyake, the world-renowned clothing designer, died in 2022 at the age of 84. As a child, he lived through the dropping of an atomic bomb on his hometown of Hiroshima. It was an experience he rarely spoke about, but those close to him say it was one of the reasons he decided to pursue a career in design.