Day of Independence (2003)
Zip, a 17 year-old Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) baseball pitcher, faces the tragic circumstances of the World War II internment of 110,000 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 father's decision that challenges his son to find strength, and ultimately his son's triumph through courage, sacrifice and the All-American game of baseball.
Director: Chris Tashima
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Derek Mio as Zip |
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Marcus Toji as Hog |
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Alan Muraoka as Father |
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Keiko Kawashima as Mother |
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Chris Tashima as The Umpire |
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Gina Hiraizumi as Rose |
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Ulysses Lee as Tad |
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Jon Okui as Satch |
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Diana Toshiko as Betty |
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Sarah Chang as Sadie |
| Directing | Chris Tashima | Director |
| Production | Lisa Onodera | Producer |
| Writing | Chris Tashima | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Tim Toyama | Co-Writer |
| Production | Tim Toyama | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Stacy Toyama | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Aaron Yamamoto | Editor |
| Art | Akeime Mitterlehner | Production Design |
| Sound | Scott Nagatani | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Naomi Yoshida Rodriguez | Costume Design |
| Sound | Timo Chen | Music |
| Production | Pablo Miralles | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lu Cien Hioe | Line Producer |
| Production | Chris Donahue | Executive Producer |
