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Only The Brave

5.1 99 mins Drama   War   2006
Mission From Buddha Productions  
Director(s): Lane Nishikawa

A searing portrait of war and prejudice, ‘Only the Brave’ takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII – the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, overnight Japanese Americans were put into internment camps for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, 1400 Japanese Americans successfully petitioned the government to serve becoming the 100th Infantry Battalion. They were sent to North Africa, Italy and finally France were they performed an impossibly-dangerous rescue of the Texas 36th Division. During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars – making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history. This is their story.

Casts of Only The Brave

Mark Dacascos

as Sgt. Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki

Jennifer Aquino

as Grace Nakajo

Jeff Fahey

as Lt. William Terry

Gina Hiraizumi

as Eleanor Takase

Jason Scott Lee

as Sgt. Glenn 'Tak' Takase

Emily Liu

as Nancy Loo

Pat Morita

as Seigo Takata

Ken Narasaki

as Richard "Doc" Naganuma

Lane Nishikawa

as Sgt. Jimmy Takata

Yuji Okumoto

as Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo

Tamlyn Tomita

as Mary Takata

Greg Watanabe

as Private Freddy Watada

Garret Sato

as Corporal Richard 'Hilo' Imamura (as Garret T. Sato)

Guy Ecker

as Sgt. Robert King

Sharon Omi

as Charlene Naganuma

Ehécatl Chávez

as Father Jordan (as Ehecatl Chavez)

Sara Shields

as Renee Jordan

Casey Koiwai

as Johnny Nomura Jr.

Jordan Nakahara

as Betty Nomura

Kenneth Choi

as Pvt. Dave 'Bullseye' Fukushima (as Ken Choi)

Michael Sun Lee

as Pvt. Al 'Kauai' Nakamura

Kipp Shiotani

as Corporal Johnny 'Nomu' Nomura

Ru Kumagai

as Rosie Naganuma

Takayo Fischer

as Mrs. Nakajo

Christina Cellner

as Genevieve

Ryun Yu

as Pvt. Robert 'Min' Minami

Larry Tazuma

as Pvt. Frank Fukushima

Bob Kubota

as Pvt. Ichiro 'Ichi' Mizuno

Michael Hagiwara

as Rev. Nobu 'Rev' Inouye

John Koyama

as Lt. Hank Hayashi

Brian F. Durkin

as Pool Hall Soldier (as Brian Durkin)

C. Traci Murase

as Frances Nakajo

Brian Connolly

as Factory Manager

Brianne Takihara

as Joni Loo

Thomas Isao Morinaka

as 442 1st Squad (as Thomas Morinaka)

Randy Nakagawa

as 442 1st Squad

Derek Shizuto

as 442 2nd Squad (as Derek Kadota)

Aaron Takahashi

as 442 2nd Squad

Yuki Matsuzaki

as 442 2nd Squad

Kurt Kuniyoshi

as 442 3rd Squad

Thomas J. Metzger

as German Solider

Adam Dufrenne

as German Solider

Eric Aten

as Radio Man (uncredited)

James Boss

as 442 2nd Squad Soldier (uncredited)

Edmund Choi

as Soldier (uncredited)

Mike Dunn

as German Soldier (uncredited)

Dean Hill

as Older Man (uncredited)

Jeffrey Ryan Kent

as Soldier (uncredited)

Brandon Schiffman

as Barber (uncredited)

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