Synopsis

Only The Brave (2006)

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.
Lane Nishikawa, Maureen Tuohy
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
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