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\n Documentary film on the\n \n 442nd Regimental Combat Team\n \n .\n \n The 442nd: Duty, Honor & Loyalty\n \n is a English language version of a 1996 Japanese language documentary produced by Bungei Shunju, Ltd. titled\n \n Amerika Dai-442 Hohei Rentai: Nikkei Niseitachi no Dainijin Seikai Taisen\n \n . The English language script was by John Dobovan, who also narrated.\n

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\n \n The 442nd\n \n is built around archival and newsreel footage augmented by contemporary footage of the area around Bruyeres, France, a town liberated by the 442nd and that has a\n \n memorial commemorating the 442nd\n \n .\n \n Nisei\n \n veterans Stanley M. Akita, Jesse Hirata, Kenneth K. Kaneko, Robert T. Sato, and Sakae Takahashi are interviewed in the film, as are five unidentified residents of Bruyeres.\n

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\n \n Authored by\n \n Brian Niiya\n \n \n
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\n Niiya, Brian\n
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\n Might also like\n \n \n 442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity\n \n \n (2010);\n \n \n Honor Bound: A Personal Journey\n \n \n (1995);\n \n \n Journey of Honor\n \n \n (2001)\n

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