Only the Brave
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Only the Brave is a 2006
independent film
about the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated World War II
fighting unit completely made up of Japanese American
s, which for its size and length service became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history. This film is a fictionalized account of the rescue of the Lost Battalion
written and directed by Lane Nishikawa
and produced by Karen Criswell, Jay Koiwai, and Eric Hayashi.
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
about the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
fighting unit completely made up of Japanese American
Japanese American
are American people of Japanese heritage. Japanese Americans have historically been among the three largest Asian American communities, but in recent decades have become the sixth largest group at roughly 1,204,205, including those of mixed-race or mixed-ethnicity...
s, which for its size and length service became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history. This film is a fictionalized account of the rescue of the Lost Battalion
Lost Battalion (World War II)
"The Lost Battalion" refers to the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry , which was surrounded by German forces in the Vosges Mountains on 24 October 1944....
written and directed by Lane Nishikawa
Lane Nishikawa
Lane Nishikawa is an American actor, filmmaker, playwright and performance artist. He is Sansei ; and his work often deals with Asian American history and identity issues. He is widely known for a series of one-man shows, including Life in the Fast Lane, I'm on a Mission From Buddha, Mifune and...
and produced by Karen Criswell, Jay Koiwai, and Eric Hayashi.
Cast (alphabetically)
- Jennifer Aquino - Grace Nakajo
- Mark DacascosMark DacascosMark Alan Dacascos is an American actor and martial artist. He won numerous karate and various styles of kung fu championships between the ages of 7 and 18....
- Steve Senzaki - Jeff FaheyJeff FaheyJeffrey David "Jeff" Fahey is an American film and television actor. He has portrayed Captain Frank Lapidus on the ABC series Lost and the title role of Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride on The Marshal.-Early life:...
- Gina HiraizumiGina HiraizumiGina Hiraizumi is an American actress and singer. Her father is a third generation Japanese American and her mother is from Japan. She is Yonsei or part of the fourth generation Nikkei....
- Eleanor Takase - Jason Scott Lee - Glenn Takase
- Emily Liu - Nancy Loo
- Ken NarasakiKen NarasakiKen Narasaki is a Sansei playwright and actor. He is the former Literary Manager at East West Players theatre company in Los Angeles...
- Richard "Doc" Naganuma - Lane NishikawaLane NishikawaLane Nishikawa is an American actor, filmmaker, playwright and performance artist. He is Sansei ; and his work often deals with Asian American history and identity issues. He is widely known for a series of one-man shows, including Life in the Fast Lane, I'm on a Mission From Buddha, Mifune and...
- Jimmy Takata - Yuji OkumotoYuji Okumotois an Japanese-American actor best known for his intimidating movie roles, such as Chozen in The Karate Kid, Part II.-Early life:...
- Yukio Nakajo - Tamlyn TomitaTamlyn TomitaTamlyn Naomi Tomita is an actress, who has appeared in many Hollywood films and television series.-Early life:Tomita was born in Okinawa, the daughter of Shiro and Asako Tomita. Her father then later became a Los Angeles Police Officer, rising to the rank of sergeant. He succumbed to cancer in...
- Mary Takata - Greg WatanabeGreg WatanabeGreg Watanabe is an American actor who played Isaac on the MyNetworkTV serial Watch Over Me. He appears in the independent films, Life Tastes Good, Only the Brave and Americanese. He is a founding member of the Asian American sketch comedy troupe,...
- Freddy Watada - Garret T. SatoGarret T. SatoGarret T. Sato is an American actor who was born and raised in Oahu Hawaii. He attended Aiea High School and Leeward Community College where he took up Acting. He is Yonsei...
- Richard Imamura
External links
- Only the Brave Official site
- DVD Review Review of the film & DVD at Vista Records