Movie Details
Theatrical Release:January 1st, 1974
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Visual Communications
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...I Told You So (1974)
StarringLawson Fusao Inada
DirectorAlan Kondo
18 minJan 1st, 1974
Plot
This black-and-white documentary weaves scenes of Japanese American poet and professor Lawson Inada’s life with his writing. Titled after one of his poems, I TOLD YOU SO follows Inada to Fresno, California for a childhood reunion. Shots of his multicultural childhood neighborhood show downtown graffiti, bars, and the Nisei Barber Shop. Inada runs into his aunt, one of the subjects of his poems where she asks, “All this identity thing. What is it you’re looking for?” Inada’s answer is in his poem, “Nightsongs in Asian America” that addresses the active residence to World War II incarceration and his relationship with his son.
