Japanese American Movies

  • 2022
    Omoiyari

    Omoiyari

    Omoiyari

    62022HD

    Violinist and songwriter Kishi Bashi travels on a musical journey to understand WWII era Japanese Incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to...

    Omoiyari
  • 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
  • 2021
    OSARU-CHAN

    OSARU-CHAN

    OSARU-CHAN

    02021HD

    When two brothers steal a valuable heirloom from an elderly Japanese woman, they unknowingly awaken her demigod son, Osaru, who does not take kindly...

    OSARU-CHAN
  • 1970
    Sam

    Sam

    Sam

    01970HD

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

    Sam
  • 2009
    Toyo's Camera

    Toyo's Camera

    Toyo's Camera

    02009HD

    Even though bringing in cameras to the internment camps was prohibited, one man managed to smuggle in his own camera lens and build a camera to...

    Toyo's Camera
  • 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!
  • 1970
    Quick and With Fire

    Quick and With Fire

    Quick and With Fire

    101970HD

    After being tricked by her grandmother, a promising college musician turns to medical cannibalism to overcome her chronic lung condition.

    Quick and With Fire
  • 2012
    Tule Lake

    Tule Lake

    Tule Lake

    02012HD

    During the Japanese-American internment of World War II, a woman held at the Tule Lake segregation camp with her family leaves her barracks one night.

    Tule Lake
  • 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
  • 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