Summaries

In 1945, a Japanese balloon bomb claimed the lives of the only people killed on the continental U.S. as the result of enemy action during WWII. Forty years later, the decision to fold a thousand paper cranes would unite the Japanese and American civilians who were involved in and affected by this incident. "On Paper Wings" is the story of four Japanese women who worked on balloon bombs, the families of those killed in the U.S., and the man whose actions brought them all together forty years after WWII, and the balloon bomb project.—Ilana Sol

Details

Keywords
  • world war two
  • japanese
  • balloon bomb
  • paper
Genres
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date May 3, 2008
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English Japanese
Filming locations Japan
Production companies Film Is Forever Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 7m
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Stereo
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