A recently published book tells the story of a short-lived Japanese film production company in the puppet state of Manchukuo and the pivotal role its workers played in the formation of the Chinese movie industry after World War II.

The author, 95-year-old Fumiko Kishi, hopes her book on the Manchukuo Film Association Ltd., which produced movies for eight years in the 1930s and '40s, will help young people learn about the history of Manchukuo.

Kishi was born in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning in 1920 and began working in the film industry in Japan at 15 to support her family after the death of her father.