Only the Brave
2006 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
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.
Direction Lane Nishikawa
Cast Tamlyn Tomita · Lane Nishikawa · Greg Watanabe · Mark Dacascos · Kipp Shiotani · Jason Scott Lee · Yuji Okumoto · Ehécatl Chávez · Sara Shields · Casey Koiwai · Jordan Nakahara · Ken Narasaki · Kenneth Choi · Gina Hiraizumi · Michael Sun Lee · Garret Sato · Ryun Yu · Michael Hagiwara · Emily Liu · Sharon Omi · Jeff Fahey · Guy Ecker · John Koyama · Brian F. Durkin · Jennifer Aquino · Takayo Fischer · Pat Morita · Aaron Takahashi · Yuki Matsuzaki
Soundtrack Kimo Cornwell
Screenplay Lane Nishikawa
Cinematography Michael G. Wojciechowski
Original title Only the Brave
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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