Movie Description
Only The Brave
(2006)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Lane Nishikawa
- Producer : Karen Criswell,Eric Hayashi,Jay Koiwai,Lane Nishikawa
- Writer : Lane Nishikawa
- Cast : Mark Dacascos,Jennifer Aquino,Jeff Fahey,Gina Hiraizumi,Jason Scott Lee,Emily Liu,Pat Morita,Ken Narasaki,Lane Nishikawa,Yuji Okumoto,Tamlyn Tomita,Greg Watanabe,Garret Sato,Guy Ecker,Sharon Omi,Ehécatl Chávez,Sara Shields,Casey Koiwai,Jordan Nakahara,Kenneth Choi,Michael Sun Lee,Kipp Shiotani,Ru Kumagai,Takayo Fischer,Christina Cellner,Ryun Yu,Larry Tazuma,Bob Kubota,Michael Hagiwara,John Koyama,Brian F. Durkin,C. Traci Murase,Brian Connolly,Brianne Takihara,Thomas Isao Morinaka,Randy Nakagawa,Derek Shizuto,Aaron Takahashi,Yuki Matsuzaki,Kurt Kuniyoshi,Thomas J. Metzger,Adam Dufrenne,Eric Aten,James Boss,Edmund Choi,Mike Dunn,Dean Hill,Jeffrey Ryan Kent,Brandon Schiffman
Cast
Sgt. Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki
Grace Nakajo
Lt. William Terry
Eleanor Takase
Sgt. Glenn 'Tak' Takase
Nancy Loo
Seigo Takata
Richard "Doc" Naganuma
Sgt. Jimmy Takata
Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo
Mary Takata
Private Freddy Watada
Corporal Richard 'Hilo' Imamura (as Garret T. Sato)
Sgt. Robert King
Charlene Naganuma
Father Jordan (as Ehecatl Chavez)
Renee Jordan
Johnny Nomura Jr.
Betty Nomura
Pvt. Dave 'Bullseye' Fukushima (as Ken Choi)
Pvt. Al 'Kauai' Nakamura
Corporal Johnny 'Nomu' Nomura
Rosie Naganuma
Mrs. Nakajo
Genevieve
Pvt. Robert 'Min' Minami
Pvt. Frank Fukushima
Pvt. Ichiro 'Ichi' Mizuno
Rev. Nobu 'Rev' Inouye
Lt. Hank Hayashi
Pool Hall Soldier (as Brian Durkin)
Frances Nakajo
Factory Manager
Joni Loo
442 1st Squad (as Thomas Morinaka)
442 1st Squad
442 2nd Squad (as Derek Kadota)
442 2nd Squad
442 2nd Squad
442 3rd Squad
German Solider
German Solider
Radio Man (uncredited)
442 2nd Squad Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
German Soldier (uncredited)
Older Man (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Barber (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleOnly The Brave
Status Released
Release Information
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2006-10-23
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 39m
Budget₹ 3300000
Revenue₹ 150000
Homepagehttps://www.indicanpictures.com/the-vault-2/only-the-brave
Production CompaniesMission From Buddha Productions
Genres
- Drama
- War
