About the film
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Day of Independence
Release Date: September 26, 2003
| Year | : | 2003 |
| Slogan | : | «A desert. A baseball diamond. A friendship. America, 1943.» |
| Genres | : | Drama, Family, History |
| Production Companies | : | Cedar Grove Productions |
| Director | : | Chris Tashima |
| Producers | : | Chris Donahue, Pablo Miralles, Tim Toyama, Lisa Onodera, Lu Cien Hioe |
| Writers | : | Chris Tashima, Tim Toyama |
| RunTime | : | 27 mins. |
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.
Main Actors
Derek Mio
Character : Zip
Marcus Toji
Character : Hog
Alan Muraoka
Character : Father
Keiko Kawashima
Character : Mother
Chris Tashima
Character : The Umpire
Gina Hiraizumi
Character : Rose
Ulysses Lee
Character : Tad
Jon Okui
Character : Satch
Diana Toshiko
Character : Betty
Sarah Chang
Character : Sadie
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