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Documentary reveals untold story of 12 American POWs killed in Hiroshima bombing

Documentary reveals untold story of 12 American POWs killed in Hiroshima bombing

Mark Frauenfelder
Jun 09, 2025
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A Hiroshima survivor spent decades tracking down families of American POWs who died in the atomic bombing, making peace through memory and shared grief. This remarkable story comes to Japan House Los Angeles in the documentary Paper Lanterns.

The film follows Shigeaki Mori, who witnessed the bombing as a child and later discovered that 12 American prison…

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