Only the Brave (2006)
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.
Director: Lane Nishikawa
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Mark Dacascos as Sgt. Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki |
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Jennifer Aquino as Grace Nakajo |
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Jeff Fahey as Lt. William Terry |
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Gina Hiraizumi as Eleanor Takase |
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Jason Scott Lee as Sgt. Glenn 'Tak' Takase |
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Emily Liu as Nancy Loo |
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Pat Morita as Seigo Takata |
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Ken Narasaki as Richard "Doc" Naganuma |
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Lane Nishikawa as Sgt. Jimmy Takata |
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Yuji Okumoto as Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo |
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Tamlyn Tomita as Mary Takata |
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Greg Watanabe as Private Freddy Watada |
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Garret Sato as Corporal Richard 'Hilo' Imamura (as Garret T. Sato) |
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Guy Ecker as Sgt. Robert King |
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Sharon Omi as Charlene Naganuma |
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Ehécatl Chávez as Father Jordan (as Ehecatl Chavez) |
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Sara Shields as Renee Jordan |
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Casey Koiwai as Johnny Nomura Jr. |
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Jordan Nakahara as Betty Nomura |
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Kenneth Choi as Pvt. Dave 'Bullseye' Fukushima (as Ken Choi) |
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Michael Sun Lee as Pvt. Al 'Kauai' Nakamura |
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Kipp Shiotani as Corporal Johnny 'Nomu' Nomura |
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Ru Kumagai as Rosie Naganuma |
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Takayo Fischer as Mrs. Nakajo |
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Christina Cellner as Genevieve |
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Ryun Yu as Pvt. Robert 'Min' Minami |
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Larry Tazuma as Pvt. Frank Fukushima |
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Bob Kubota as Pvt. Ichiro 'Ichi' Mizuno |
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Michael Hagiwara as Rev. Nobu 'Rev' Inouye |
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John Koyama as Lt. Hank Hayashi |
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Brian F. Durkin as Pool Hall Soldier (as Brian Durkin) |
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C. Traci Murase as Frances Nakajo |
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Brian Connolly as Factory Manager |
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Brianne Takihara as Joni Loo |
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Thomas Isao Morinaka as 442 1st Squad (as Thomas Morinaka) |
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Randy Nakagawa as 442 1st Squad |
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Derek Shizuto as 442 2nd Squad (as Derek Kadota) |
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Aaron Takahashi as 442 2nd Squad |
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Yuki Matsuzaki as 442 2nd Squad |
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Kurt Kuniyoshi as 442 3rd Squad |
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Thomas J. Metzger as German Solider |
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Adam Dufrenne as German Solider |
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Eric Aten as Radio Man (uncredited) |
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James Boss as 442 2nd Squad Soldier (uncredited) |
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Edmund Choi as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Mike Dunn as German Soldier (uncredited) |
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Dean Hill as Older Man (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Ryan Kent as Soldier (uncredited) |
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Brandon Schiffman as Barber (uncredited) |
| Directing | Lane Nishikawa | Director |
| Production | Karen Criswell | Producer |
| Production | Eric Hayashi | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Larry Velasco | Costume Design |
| Production | Jay Koiwai | Producer |
| Writing | Lane Nishikawa | Writer |
| Production | Lane Nishikawa | Producer |
| Camera | Jeffrey Ryan Kent | Camera Production Assistant |
| Camera | Shane Sato | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Albert Kim | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erin Tanaka | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Crew | Mark Zunker | Special Effects Assistant |
| Art | Robert Hummel | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zena Shteysel | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Michael G. Wojciechowski | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Ron Criswell | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Kris Fuller | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Mark Epstein | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Alan E. Muraoka | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leslie Borchard | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Casey Sandford | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia Obsenares | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Alejandra Garcia | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Eric Ignacio | Video Assist Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Oh | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Guy Tsujimoto | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | William Dawson | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tamami Ito | Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Toby Wilkins | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Arnold | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Maureen Tuohy | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | John A. Evans | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Envy Naluz | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Sal Baldomar | Associate Producer |
| Production | Linda Arnold | Associate Producer |
| Production | Larry Velasco | Associate Producer |
| Production | Alan E. Muraoka | Associate Producer |
| Production | Harriet Cheng | Line Producer |
| Production | Michael G. Wojciechowski | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Yoshio Iizuka | Stunts |
| Crew | Randall Archer | Stunts |
| Sound | Kimo Cornwell | Original Music Composer |
