American Pastime (2007)
American Pastime tells a poignant story set against the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II. Rounded up and uprooted from their everyday lives, they remained loyal to the United States and ironically turned to that most American of sports - baseball - as a way to deal with their plight.
Director:
Desmond Nakano
Writers:
Tony Kayden, Desmond Nakano.
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Gary Cole as Billy Burrell |
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Leonardo Nam as Lane Nomura |
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Aaron Yoo as Lyle Nomura |
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Masatoshi Nakamura as Kaz Nomura |
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Judy Ongg as Emi Nomura |
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Jon Gries as Ed Tully |
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Susanna Thompson as Shirley Burrell |
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Seth Sakai as Nori Morita |
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Sarah Drew as Katie Burrell |
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Olesya Rulin as Cathy Reyes |
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Carleton Bluford as Lester Johnson |
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Sami Roe as Jimmy Gomey |
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Charles Halford as Corporal Norris |
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Leroy "Big Budah" Te'o as Bambino Hirose |
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Kerry Yo Nakagawa as Jumbo Tanaka |
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Junko Yamamoto as Junko Tanaka |
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Kale Nakagawa as Kale Takeshita |
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Tod Huntington as Corporal Mack |
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Jeff Herr as Director Watson |
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John Kruk as Announcer |
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Yukari Kama as Lane's Girlfriend |
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Richard Allen as Joe Johnson |
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Mark Nilson as Grover Madsen |
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Jeff Olson as The Umpire |
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Kerry Shimizu Lee as Rose Hirose |
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Joey Miyashima as "Dissident" |
| Directing | Desmond Nakano | Director |
| Production | Cate Praggastis | Casting |
| Production | Yoko Narahashi | Casting |
| Production | Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lawane Cole | Costume Designer |
| Production | Kerry Yo Nakagawa | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Alan Brewer | Music Supervisor |
| Writing | Desmond Nakano | Story |
| Art | Christopher R. DeMuri | Production Design |
| Writing | Tony Kayden | Screenplay |
| Writing | Desmond Nakano | Screenplay |
| Editing | Mark Yoshikawa | Editor |
| Sound | Joseph Conlan | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Arata Matsushima | Executive Producer |
| Production | Terry Spazek | Producer |
| Production | Barry Rosenbush | Producer |
| Production | Tom Gorai | Producer |
| Production | David Skinner | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Matthew Williams | Director of Photography |
| Production | Terry Spazek | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Shawn Bisi | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kyle LeMire | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nicholas Lee | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Kelsey Daniels | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Suzanne Bingham | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Hayley Badham | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | George Griner | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Les Boothe | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alyson Hancey | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Bonnie Story | Choreographer |
| Art | Amber Jessop | Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scottie Meek | On Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debra Box | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tessa Stephensen | Set Costumer |
| Camera | Joseph Arena | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | Matt Norklun | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Ivan Saunders | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Joseph Arena | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | George Griner | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Joseph Christensen | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Sound | Jonathon 'Earl' Stein | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Matthew Morgan | Still Photographer |
| Art | Scott Ruley | Set Dresser |
| Camera | Rick Page | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Kubiak | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jeffrey B. Woodward | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Sean Wilson | Compositing Artist |
| Art | John R. Uibel | Storyboard Artist |
| Production | Shawn Mehling | Extras Casting |
| Visual Effects | Martha Soehendra | Compositing Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Kreger | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Yesi Ramirez | Casting Associate |
| Editing | Randy Magalski | Online Editor |
| Crew | Ned Humphreys | Post Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Elaine Essex Thompson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kimberly Desmond | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Production | J.J. Gerber | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Robyn Owen Silvestri | Casting Associate |
| Camera | Bas Tiele | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Sound | Jason Brady | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kourtney Salvatori | Costumer |
| Production | Elizabeth Cier | Casting Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Kenneth Nakada | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Vanessa Cheung | Matte Painter |
| Sound | Trip Brock | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Strong | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | Kale Nakagawa | Stand In |
| Editing | Douglas Slocum | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Brian Kido | Stand In |
| Editing | Chu Wu | Online Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greg T. Moon | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | John O'Connor | Additional Post-Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Brian Miller | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Steven Avila | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Bill Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mark A. Rozett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Patricio A. Libenson | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Peter D. Lago | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Michael Aarvold | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Ronald J. Webb | Music Editor |
| Sound | Ben Whitver | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Michael J. Fox | ADR Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalie Pascual | Costumer |