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Only The Brave
2006
Directed by
Lane Nishikawa
99 min
AMERICA’S MOST DECORATED UNIT IN MILITARY HISTORY…, THIS IS THEIR STORY.
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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast
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Mark Dacascos
Sgt. Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki
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Jennifer Aquino
Grace Nakajo
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Jeff Fahey
Lt. William Terry
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Gina Hiraizumi
Eleanor Takase
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Jason Scott Lee
Sgt. Glenn 'Tak' Takase
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Emily Liu
Nancy Loo
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Pat Morita
Seigo Takata
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Ken Narasaki
Richard "Doc" Naganuma
Lane Nishikawa
Sgt. Jimmy Takata
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Yuji Okumoto
Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo
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Tamlyn Tomita
Mary Takata
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Greg Watanabe
Private Freddy Watada
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Garret Sato
Corporal Richard 'Hilo' Imamura (as Garret T. Sato)
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Guy Ecker
Sgt. Robert King
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Sharon Omi
Charlene Naganuma
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Ehécatl Chávez
Father Jordan (as Ehecatl Chavez)
Sara Shields
Renee Jordan
Casey Koiwai
Johnny Nomura Jr.
Jordan Nakahara
Betty Nomura
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Kenneth Choi
Pvt. Dave 'Bullseye' Fukushima (as Ken Choi)
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Michael Sun Lee
Pvt. Al 'Kauai' Nakamura
Kipp Shiotani
Corporal Johnny 'Nomu' Nomura
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Ru Kumagai
Rosie Naganuma
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Takayo Fischer
Mrs. Nakajo
Christina Cellner
Genevieve
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Ryun Yu
Pvt. Robert 'Min' Minami
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Larry Tazuma
Pvt. Frank Fukushima
Bob Kubota
Pvt. Ichiro 'Ichi' Mizuno
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Michael Hagiwara
Rev. Nobu 'Rev' Inouye
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John Koyama
Lt. Hank Hayashi
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Brian F. Durkin
Pool Hall Soldier (as Brian Durkin)
C. Traci Murase
Frances Nakajo
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Brian Connolly
Factory Manager
Brianne Takihara
Joni Loo
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Thomas Isao Morinaka
442 1st Squad (as Thomas Morinaka)
Randy Nakagawa
442 1st Squad
Derek Shizuto
442 2nd Squad (as Derek Kadota)
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Aaron Takahashi
442 2nd Squad
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Yuki Matsuzaki
442 2nd Squad
Kurt Kuniyoshi
442 3rd Squad
Thomas J. Metzger
German Solider
Adam Dufrenne
German Solider
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Eric Aten
Radio Man (uncredited)
James Boss
442 2nd Squad Soldier (uncredited)
Edmund Choi
Soldier (uncredited)
Mike Dunn
German Soldier (uncredited)
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Dean Hill
Older Man (uncredited)
Jeffrey Ryan Kent
Soldier (uncredited)
Brandon Schiffman
Barber (uncredited)
Crew
Costume Design
Wardrobe Assistant
Camera Production Assistant
Set Decoration
Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects
Lighting Technician
Production Design
Property Master
Video Assist Operator
Boom Operator
Special Effects Assistant
Director of Photography
Sound Mixer
Makeup Supervisor
Costume Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Supervising Sound Editor
Special Effects Coordinator
Key Hair Stylist
Key Makeup Artist
Stunt Coordinator
Line Producer
Original Music Composer
Details
Release Date
2006-10-23
Runtime
99 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Mission From Buddha Productions
Countries
United States of America
Genres
Drama
War