Nisei Bowl (film)
Documentary about the denizens of a Nisei senior bowling league in Salt Lake City. While the first half is a lighthearted look at the league and the role it plays in the lives of the members, the second half delves into the origins of the league in the context of the Japanese American community in Salt Lake City, many of whom resettled there out of concentration camps, as well as the exclusion of Japanese Americans from American Bowling Congress sponsored leagues after the war.
Filmmaker Alli Nakamura grew up in Salt Lake City and studied design and photography at USC. She started documenting the bowling league in 2015.
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| Release Date | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Director | Alli Nakamura |
| Producer | Alli Nakmuara |
| Writer | Joy Elise Park (co-writer) |
| Starring | Yeiko Nagata, Kiyo Nakamura, Grace Tasaka, Yosh Nakayama, Yuri Uyeda, Jane Sakashita, Yas Iwamoto, Frank Ujifusa, Miyeko Kiriyama, Selma Yagi, Wilma Kimura, Yuji Okumura, Eleanor Nakamura, Moose Nakamura, Judy Komatsu, Keiko Ikeda, Nob Aoki, Kay Watanabe, Dorthie Conway, Setsuko Nagata, Nobi Sudoko, Keiko Mochizuki, Sadie Yoshimura, Frank Nakashima, Jane Watanuki, Buster Mayeda, Edith Mitko, Neil Chow |
| Cinematography | Alli Nakamura |
| Editing | Alli Nakmuara |
| IMDB Link | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8878920/ |
For More Information
Filmmaker website: https://alli-nakamura.com/
Streaming link: https://kiyoko.co/Nisei-Bowl