Japanese American Filmes
- 2023
Grandpa Cherry Blossom
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The story of Francis Uyematsu, a Japanese immigrant, told through the words of his granddaughter, Mary Uyematsu Kao, and Chuck Currier, a local...
- 1970
Sam
Sam01970HD
A 1971 film study of a Japanese American who lived in a detention camp during World War II.
- 2003
UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ike Ike!
UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ike Ike!02003HD
Footage of the online event (talk session and studio mini gig) celebrating Hikaru Utada's 20th birthday on January 19, 2003.
- 1975
Kites and Other Tales
Kites and Other Tales01975HD
Modern kite maker Tom Joe seeks to preserve the craft of kite making as well as the traditional Asian folklore behind it. Alan Takemoto illustrates...
- 2017
Nisei Soldiers: Japanese American G.I. Joes
Nisei Soldiers: Japanese American G.I. Joes02017HD
Leaving internment camps to defend their country in Europe, Japanese-American Nisei soldiers of WWII became the most decorated unit in American...
- 1988
A Family Gathering
A Family Gathering01988HD
Silence - the stuff of assumptions and confusion - is a legacy inherited by many grandchildren of Japanese Americans interned during WWII. Shortly...
- 2010
442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity
442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity102010HD
Medal of Honor Recipient George Sakato said with tear, ' I am not a hero. I just killed a lot of people. It's not good. This medal is for the people...
- 1999
Children of the Camps
Children of the Camps01999HD
Documentary following six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were held in U.S. internment camps during World War II.
- 1970
Quick and With Fire
Quick and With Fire101970HD
After being tricked by her grandmother, a promising college musician turns to medical cannibalism to overcome her chronic lung condition.
- 1991
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo
Days of Waiting: The Life & Art of Estelle Ishigo7.6671991HD
The story of Estelle Ishigo, one of the few Caucasians interned with Japanese Americans during World War II. The wife of a Japanese American, Ishigo...
- 1970
Bon Odori
Bon Odori01970HD
A young Japanese-American boy struggles with the loss of his grandmother during his first Obon without her.