Japanese American Filmes

  • 1970
    Heart Mountain: Three Years in a Relocation Center

    Heart Mountain: Three Years in a Relocation Center

    Heart Mountain: Three Years in a Relocation Center

    01970HD

    A documentary film about the internment of Japanese Americans at Heart Mountain, Wyoming during World War II. The program, hosted by Jan Yanehiro,...

    Heart Mountain: Three Years in a Relocation Center
  • 1999
    Children of the Camps

    Children of the Camps

    Children of the Camps

    01999HD

    Documentary following six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were held in U.S. internment camps during World War II.

    Children of the Camps
  • 2013
    Yamashita

    Yamashita

    Yamashita

    02013HD

    A young Japanese-American girl struggles with discovering her identity, heritage, and the loss of her connection to her past in the context of the...

    Yamashita
  • 1988
    A Family Gathering

    A Family Gathering

    A Family Gathering

    01988HD

    Silence - the stuff of assumptions and confusion - is a legacy inherited by many grandchildren of Japanese Americans interned during WWII. Shortly...

    A Family Gathering
  • 1999
    Old Man River

    Old Man River

    Old Man River

    101999HD

    Documentary film version of the stage show in which actress Cynthia Gates Fujikawa explores the story of her father, actor Jerry Fujikawa, who had a...

    Old Man River
  • 2010
    442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity

    442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity

    442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity

    102010HD

    Medal of Honor Recipient George Sakato said with tear, ' I am not a hero. I just killed a lot of people. It's not good. This medal is for the people...

    442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity
  • 1975
    Kites and Other Tales

    Kites and Other Tales

    Kites and Other Tales

    01975HD

    Modern kite maker Tom Joe seeks to preserve the craft of kite making as well as the traditional Asian folklore behind it. Alan Takemoto illustrates...

    Kites and Other Tales
  • 2003
    UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ike Ike!

    UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ike Ike!

    UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ike Ike!

    02003HD

    Footage of the online event (talk session and studio mini gig) celebrating Hikaru Utada's 20th birthday on January 19, 2003.

    UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ike Ike!
  • 2023
    Grandpa Cherry Blossom

    Grandpa Cherry Blossom

    Grandpa Cherry Blossom

    02023HD

    The story of Francis Uyematsu, a Japanese immigrant, told through the words of his granddaughter, Mary Uyematsu Kao, and Chuck Currier, a local...

    Grandpa Cherry Blossom
  • 1970
    Sam

    Sam

    Sam

    01970HD

    A 1971 film study of a Japanese American who lived in a detention camp during World War II.

    Sam
  • 1970
    Bon Odori

    Bon Odori

    Bon Odori

    01970HD

    A young Japanese-American boy struggles with the loss of his grandmother during his first Obon without her.

    Bon Odori