In Paper City, Japanese survivors recount their experiences of the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo
- Written by: Christine Judith Nicholls, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
Melbourne Documentary Film FestivalReview: Paper City, directed by Adrian Francis
In his first feature-length documentary, Adelaide-born director Adrian Francis offers a rigorous understanding of the American firebombing of Tokyo via survivors’ perspectives.
In a brutal attack nearing the end of the second world war, on March 9 and 10 1945,...