Resonance the Odyssey of the Bells (by creagz)
Above is a 10 minute excerpt of a film about a interesting piece of World War II and Minnesota history. It was recently shown on TPT. In 2007 Paul Creager, it’s creator won the emerging filmmaker award at Minnesota’s Greatest Generation film festival.
Its the story of temple bells - quite often the treasures of Japanese cities, that were tragically melted down for ordnance during World War II. In 1947, Duluth received a large Buddhist Temple Bell as a war trophy from the USS Duluth. Mayor George D. Johnson was then faced with a difficult decision: keep the bell, or return it to Japan. This is the story of reconciliation between former enemies and the development of a sister city relationship between Duluth and Ohara, Japan.
