Screening Event for ‘Paper Lanterns’
2025/3/14
Consul General Naganuma
Paul Cherukuri, Rice University Vice President for Innovation
(From left to right) Professor Naoko Ozaki (Rice University Language Faculty), Ms. Nobuko Saito Cleary, Professor Charles Dove
On March 4, the Consulate General of Japan in Houston co-hosted a screening of the documentary film “Paper Lanterns” with Rice University.
The documentary introduces the historical facts that 12 U.S. prisoners of war(POW) were also exposed to radiation from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and introduces the efforts of Mr. Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor who spent more than 40 years searching for the bereaved families of these POWs to inform them of the facts to give them closure.
Consul General Naganuma began by saying that this year, which marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, is a valuable opportunity to reflect on the lessons of war and pass on the fact to the next generation that Japan and the United States have become allies with deep and strong bonds, overcoming the tragedies of the war experienced on the both side. He then expressed his hope that the screening would provide an opportunity to consider what can be done to build a better future.
The screening of the documentary was followed by a panel discussion. The film’s producer, Nobuko Saito Cleary, and Professor Charles Dove, director of the Rice University Film Program, took the stage, with Professor Naoko Ozaki, lecturer in Japanese at Rice University, serving as moderator. During the discussion, the panelists introduced the intention behind the documentary, Mr. Shigeaki Mori’s activities, and other topics.
The documentary introduces the historical facts that 12 U.S. prisoners of war(POW) were also exposed to radiation from the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, and introduces the efforts of Mr. Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor who spent more than 40 years searching for the bereaved families of these POWs to inform them of the facts to give them closure.
Consul General Naganuma began by saying that this year, which marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, is a valuable opportunity to reflect on the lessons of war and pass on the fact to the next generation that Japan and the United States have become allies with deep and strong bonds, overcoming the tragedies of the war experienced on the both side. He then expressed his hope that the screening would provide an opportunity to consider what can be done to build a better future.
The screening of the documentary was followed by a panel discussion. The film’s producer, Nobuko Saito Cleary, and Professor Charles Dove, director of the Rice University Film Program, took the stage, with Professor Naoko Ozaki, lecturer in Japanese at Rice University, serving as moderator. During the discussion, the panelists introduced the intention behind the documentary, Mr. Shigeaki Mori’s activities, and other topics.