Rating: PG-13
Movie Release Date: May 13, 2007
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007
Plot 411: The Nomura family is relocated from Los Angeles to Topaz Relocation Camp in Utah during World War II and finds comfort in baseball.
Review: This film is about the lives of Japanese Americans during WWII who were interned in camps because of the color of their skin. It follows the Nomura family from L.A. to Utah as they settle into barracks behind barbed wire fences. They face discrimination by society and by the military guards that oversee them. However, with their dignity in tact, they manage to form a life within the fences that is as close to normal as possible. Depsite the injustice they continue to hold their heads high and never complained about their situations. Aaron Yoo plays Lyle, the youngest son of Kaz (Masatoshi Nakamura) and Emi (Judy Ongg), who gave up a college athletic scholarship when the war broke out. He is angry and bitter and pulls away from his family, including his older brother Lane (Leonardo Nam). He finds comfort in the jazz music he plays and befriends Katie (Sarah Drew), the daughter of one of the guards (Gary Cole) and music teacher to the children.
Movie Release Date: May 13, 2007
DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007
Plot 411: The Nomura family is relocated from Los Angeles to Topaz Relocation Camp in Utah during World War II and finds comfort in baseball.
Review: This film is about the lives of Japanese Americans during WWII who were interned in camps because of the color of their skin. It follows the Nomura family from L.A. to Utah as they settle into barracks behind barbed wire fences. They face discrimination by society and by the military guards that oversee them. However, with their dignity in tact, they manage to form a life within the fences that is as close to normal as possible. Depsite the injustice they continue to hold their heads high and never complained about their situations. Aaron Yoo plays Lyle, the youngest son of Kaz (Masatoshi Nakamura) and Emi (Judy Ongg), who gave up a college athletic scholarship when the war broke out. He is angry and bitter and pulls away from his family, including his older brother Lane (Leonardo Nam). He finds comfort in the jazz music he plays and befriends Katie (Sarah Drew), the daughter of one of the guards (Gary Cole) and music teacher to the children.
Watch It: For a rare film that openly addresses the atrocities that happened on U.S. soil during WWII and manages to do it with dignity.
Skip It: If you're purely looking at it from a movie perspective. While the subject matter is compelling, the storytelling is weak. It wasn't as poignant and emotional as I think it could've been. With a topic like this, why not "go for broke?"
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