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\n Dramatic short film written and directed by\n \n Lane Nishikawa\n \n that centers on the lifelong relationship between a\n \n Nisei\n \n soldier and the Jewish man whom he liberated from a Nazi death camp during World War II. The film is an adaptation of the play\n \n \n The Gate of Heaven\n \n \n , written by Nishikawa and Victor Talmadge, who also star as the main characters. Produced in 1999, the 33-minute film was funded in part by the\n \n Civil Liberties Public Education Fund\n \n and the 100th/442nd/MIS WWII Memorial Foundation.\n

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\n \n Authored by\n \n Patricia Wakida\n \n \n
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\n Wakida, Patricia\n
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