Day of Independence (2003)

"A desert A baseball diamond A friendship America 1943"Movie
Day of Independence
StarringDerek MioMarcus TojiAlan Muraoka
DirectorChris Tashima
NR 27 minSep 26th, 2003Drama, History, Family
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Plot
Zip a 17 yearold Nisei secondgeneration Japanese American baseball pitcher faces the tragic circumstances of the World War II internment of 110000 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 fathers decision that challenges his son to find strength and ultimately his sons triumph through courage sacrifice and the AllAmerican game of baseball

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 26th, 2003
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Chris Donahue, Tim Toyama
Production Companies:Cedar Grove Productions
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