Day of Independence
"A desert. A baseball diamond. A friendship. America, 1943."
Details
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.
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Derek Mio , Marcus Toji , Alan Muraoka , Keiko Kawashima , Chris Tashima , Gina Hiraizumi , Ulysses Lee , Jon Okui
- Director: Chris Tashima
- Producer: Tim Toyama, Chris Donahue
