Tsunami surging to urban district of Ofunato city (Footage provided by viewer)
The Japanese text is followed by an English translation.
岩手縣・大船渡市を襲った津波の樣子を捉えた映像。大船渡町の大船渡保育園付近にて、さいとう製菓株式會社 齊藤賢治(さいとう・けんじ)氏が撮影。
市内に警報アナウンスが、けたたましく響き渡る中、わずか遠方にある大船渡港の海岸付近では、次第に潮位が高くなっていた。岸壁を靜かに乘り越えたと思った波は、やがて勢いを増し、岸壁付近に停留する車を押し流し始める。
目前の大通り(縣道230號線)にまで水が流れこんだと思いきや、あっという間に、激流へ變わり、通り沿いの店舖を襲い、やがて自販機や家屋までをも流し出す。
撮影者も目前の光景に思わず號泣し「止めてくれ!」と何度も悲痛な聲を發する。
しかし、そうした人々の泣き聲や叫びを全く無視するかのごとく、波は容赦なく、建物や家屋を襲い、次々と流し、あるいは破壞していく。近くでも遠くの方でも、いたるところで激しい土煙が舞い上がる。
「收まってくれ!」と絶叫的な祈りも、もはや通じることなく、今しがたまで、つい目の前にあった町竝みは、ほとんど海面に覆われてしまう。
地獄繪圖のような光景を前に、にわかに現實とは信じがたい...といった思いを口にする人たち。「チリ地震の時よりも、高い津波だ」という言葉も聞きとれる。
やがて街中を埋め盡くした波は、流れが止まり、次は徐々に、引き波へと變わっていく。引き波は、少しずつ流れを速め、おびただしい數のがれきや殘骸を、沖の方へと運び出していった。
さいとう製菓株式會社は、銘菓「かもめの玉子」の製造元として、全國的にも知られる菓子製造事業社。撮影者の齊藤賢治氏は、同社の專務取締役であり、この映像には、同社の店舖や工場が津波に襲われる場面も、はっきりと記録されている。公益のため、本映像を提供していただいた齊藤氏に、あらためて感謝の意を申し添えます。

Footage: Capture of tsunami attacking Ofunato city, Iwate prefecture. Kenji Saito of Saito Seika Inc. video recorded the footage from near Ofunato nursery school of Ofunato 　town. A warning announcement noisily echoes throughout, while at a distance, the tide level of Ofunato harbor along the coast gradually becomes higher. Having silently climbed over the quay wall, the waves increase intensity and before long, push and wash away the cars parked near the quay.
Once the water flowed onto the main street (prefectural road #230) out front, it turned into a rapid current in a flash, raging to the shops along the road and eventually washing away vending machines and houses. Facing the tragic scene before his own very eyes, Mr. Saito can't help but to weep and screams, "Stop!" repeatedly in anguish. The waves seemingly ignore the cries and tears of those people in agony, relentlessly attacking buildings and houses, washing them away one by one or destroying them. Near and far, clouds of dust soar. "Settle down!", a scream-like prayer remains unanswered. The townscape that was in front of their eyes moments ago is now almost entirely covered with water.
Facing what could be referred to as a drawing of hell in before their eyes, the people voice their feelings of disbelief. One mentions that "the tsunami is higher than that from the Chile earthquake." The flow of the waves that covered the entire town has now come to a halt and is transforming into a backwash. It slowly picks up speed, taking away great amounts of debris and wreckage to the open sea.
Saito Seika Inc. is a confectionary manufacturer known nationwide for its popular confection, "Kamome no Tamago (Egg of Seagull)." Kenji Saito is the managing director for the company, who video recorded this footage where one can clearly witness Sato Seika shops and factories being attacked by waves. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Saito, who donated this video for the benefit of the public.

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