Valor with Honor (film)
Documentary film by Burt Takeuchi that tells the story of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team . Eschewing a narrator, the film is built around the thirty-five interviews with veterans Takeuchi conducted and also includes brief reenactments of battle scenes that were shot at Sequoia Paintball Park in Santa Cruz, California. Valor With Honor tells the story in largely chronological fashion, starting with prewar life, the impact of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the roundup of Japanese Americans on the West Coast before getting to induction and basic training, combat in Italy, the rescue of the Lost Battalion , the liberation of Dachau sub camps, and the return to postwar society. Much of the running time focuses on the Rescue of the Lost Battalion and includes interviews with members of the 141st, the men who were rescued. The 86-minute film was completed in 2010 and has been screened widely across the country since then.
Might also like 442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity (2010); Only the Brave (2006); Nisei Soldier: Standard Bearer for an Exiled People (1983)
| Release Date | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 86 minutes |
| Director | Burt Takeuchi |
| Starring | Lawson Sakai (interviewee), Tom Kizuka (interviewee), Frank Shimada (interviewee), Robert Kashiwagi (interviewee), Leighton Sumida (interviewee), Mike Tsuji (interviewee), Frank Mizufuka (interviewee), Al Takahashi (interviewee), Mickey Akiyama (interviewee), Henry Arao (interviewee), Al Tortolano (interviewee), Gene Airheart (interviewee), Shig Doi (interviewee), Mits Kojimoto (interviewee), Joe Sakato (interviewee), Clarence Tamayori (interviewee), Erwin Blonder (interviewee), Kats Hikido (interviewee), Shuji Takemoto (interviewee), Harry Ishibashi (interviewee), Janina Cywinska (interviewee), Nelson Akagi (interviewee), Kats Miho (interviewee), Sam Furukawa |
| Studio | Torasan Films |
| IMDB Link | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1797538/ |
For More Information
Official Website. http://www.valorwithhonor.com .
Newman, Esther. " Burt Takeuchi Lauds Heroes With 'Valor With Honor.' " Discover Nikkei website, January 13, 2011.
Yamamoto, J.K. " 'Valor With Honor' an Emotional Experience for Audiences. " Rafu Shimpo , February 16, 2011.
———. " Sansei Filmmaker Complete Tribute to Nisei Soldiers. " NikkeiWest .