Day of Independence (2003)

Movie"A desert A baseball diamond A friendship America 1943"
Day of Independence
NR 27 minSep 26th, 2003Family, Drama, History
Zip a 17 yearold Nisei secondgeneration Japanese American baseball pitcher faces the tragic circumstances of the World War II internment of 110000 Americans of Japanese ancestry Set in a relocation camp in the summer of 1943 this film chronicles the journey of an American family torn apart by a forced and unjust incarceration a fathers decision that challenges his son to find strength and ultimately his sons triumph through courage sacrifice and the AllAmerican game of baseball
StarringDerek MioMarcus TojiAlan Muraoka
DirectorChris Tashima

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 26th, 2003
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Chris Donahue, Tim Toyama
Production Companies:Cedar Grove Productions
Movie Tags:
short filmworld war iibaseballeast asian leadjapanese american internmentjapanese americannisei