Paper City

One night. 100,000 dead.

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Documentary

Overview

Just after midnight on 10 March 1945, the US launched an air-based attack on eastern Tokyo; continuing until morning, the raid left more than 100,000 people dead and a quarter of the city eradicated. Unlike their loved ones, Hiroshi Hoshino, Michiko Kiyooka and Minoru Tsukiyama managed to emerge from the bombings. Now in their twilight years, they wish for nothing more than recognition and reparations for those who, like them, had been indelibly harmed by the war – but the Japanese government and even their fellow citizens seem disinclined to acknowledge the past.

Keywords

memory
world war ii
japan
tokyo
war crimes
documentary filmmaking
peace
dark history
old age
social activism
tokyo, japan

Details

Status: Released
Release date: August 16, 2021
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Australia, Japan
Production: Feather Films
Cast: Minoru Tsukiyama,Michiko Kiyooka,Hiroshi Hoshino
Director: Adrian Francis
Producer: Melanie Brunt
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt14884570