

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

Mark Dacascos
Sgt. Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki

Jennifer Aquino
Grace Nakajo

Jeff Fahey
Lt. William Terry

Gina Hiraizumi
Eleanor Takase

Jason Scott Lee
Sgt. Glenn 'Tak' Takase

Emily Liu
Nancy Loo

Pat Morita
Seigo Takata

Ken Narasaki
Richard "Doc" Naganuma
Lane Nishikawa
Sgt. Jimmy Takata

Yuji Okumoto
Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo

Tamlyn Tomita
Mary Takata

Greg Watanabe
Private Freddy Watada

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

Guy Ecker
Sgt. Robert King

Sharon Omi
Charlene Naganuma

Ehécatl Chávez
Father Jordan (as Ehecatl Chavez)
Sara Shields
Renee Jordan
Casey Koiwai
Johnny Nomura Jr.
Jordan Nakahara
Betty Nomura

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

Michael Sun Lee
Pvt. Al 'Kauai' Nakamura
Kipp Shiotani
Corporal Johnny 'Nomu' Nomura

Ru Kumagai
Rosie Naganuma

Takayo Fischer
Mrs. Nakajo
Christina Cellner
Genevieve

Ryun Yu
Pvt. Robert 'Min' Minami

Larry Tazuma
Pvt. Frank Fukushima
Bob Kubota
Pvt. Ichiro 'Ichi' Mizuno

Michael Hagiwara
Rev. Nobu 'Rev' Inouye

John Koyama
Lt. Hank Hayashi

Brian F. Durkin
Pool Hall Soldier (as Brian Durkin)
C. Traci Murase
Frances Nakajo

Brian Connolly
Factory Manager
Brianne Takihara
Joni Loo

Thomas Isao Morinaka
442 1st Squad (as Thomas Morinaka)
Randy Nakagawa
442 1st Squad
Derek Shizuto
442 2nd Squad (as Derek Kadota)

Aaron Takahashi
442 2nd Squad

Yuki Matsuzaki
442 2nd Squad
Kurt Kuniyoshi
442 3rd Squad
Thomas J. Metzger
German Solider
Adam Dufrenne
German Solider

Eric Aten
Radio Man (uncredited)
James Boss
442 2nd Squad Soldier (uncredited)
Edmund Choi
Soldier (uncredited)
Mike Dunn
German Soldier (uncredited)

Dean Hill
Older Man (uncredited)
Jeffrey Ryan Kent
Soldier (uncredited)
Brandon Schiffman
Barber (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Costume Design
Writer
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