Only the Brave
23/10/2006
2h
A searing portrait of war and prejudice, ‘Only the Brave’ takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII – the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, overnight Japanese Americans were put into internment camps for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, 1400 Japanese Americans successfully petitioned the government to serve becoming the 100th Infantry Battalion. They were sent to North Africa, Italy and finally France were they performed an impossibly-dangerous rescue of the Texas 36th Division. During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars – making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history. This is their story.
Cast
Mark Dacascos
Sgt. Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki
Jennifer Aquino
Grace Nakajo
Jeff Fahey
Lt. William Terry
Gina Hiraizumi
Eleanor Takase
Jason Scott Lee
Sgt. Glenn 'Tak' Takase
Emily Liu
Nancy Loo
Pat Morita
Seigo Takata
Ken Narasaki
Richard "Doc" Naganuma
Lane Nishikawa
Sgt. Jimmy Takata
Yuji Okumoto
Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo
Tamlyn Tomita
Mary Takata
Greg Watanabe
Private Freddy Watada
Garret Sato
Corporal Richard 'Hilo' Imamura (as Garret T. Sato)
Guy Ecker
Sgt. Robert King
Sharon Omi
Charlene Naganuma
Ehécatl Chávez
Father Jordan (as Ehecatl Chavez)
Sara Shields
Renee Jordan
Casey Koiwai
Johnny Nomura Jr.
Jordan Nakahara
Betty Nomura
Kenneth Choi
Pvt. Dave 'Bullseye' Fukushima (as Ken Choi)
Michael Sun Lee
Pvt. Al 'Kauai' Nakamura
Kipp Shiotani
Corporal Johnny 'Nomu' Nomura
Ru Kumagai
Rosie Naganuma
Takayo Fischer
Mrs. Nakajo
Christina Cellner
Genevieve
Ryun Yu
Pvt. Robert 'Min' Minami
Larry Tazuma
Pvt. Frank Fukushima
Bob Kubota
Pvt. Ichiro 'Ichi' Mizuno
Michael Hagiwara
Rev. Nobu 'Rev' Inouye
John Koyama
Lt. Hank Hayashi
Brian F. Durkin
Pool Hall Soldier (as Brian Durkin)
C. Traci Murase
Frances Nakajo
Brian Connolly
Factory Manager
Brianne Takihara
Joni Loo
Thomas Isao Morinaka
442 1st Squad (as Thomas Morinaka)
Randy Nakagawa
442 1st Squad
Derek Shizuto
442 2nd Squad (as Derek Kadota)
Aaron Takahashi
442 2nd Squad
Yuki Matsuzaki
442 2nd Squad
Kurt Kuniyoshi
442 3rd Squad
Thomas J. Metzger
German Solider
Adam Dufrenne
German Solider
Eric Aten
Radio Man (uncredited)
James Boss
442 2nd Squad Soldier (uncredited)
Edmund Choi
Soldier (uncredited)
Mike Dunn
German Soldier (uncredited)
Dean Hill
Older Man (uncredited)
Jeffrey Ryan Kent
Soldier (uncredited)
Brandon Schiffman
Barber (uncredited)
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