Release Date

23 Oct, 2006

Runtime

01:39: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

AMERICA’S MOST DECORATED UNIT IN MILITARY HISTORY…, THIS IS THEIR STORY.

A searing portrait of war and prejudice, ‘Only the Brave’ takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII – the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, overnight Japanese Americans were put into internment camps for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, 1400 Japanese Americans successfully petitioned the government to serve becoming the 100th Infantry Battalion. They were sent to North Africa, Italy and finally France were they performed an impossibly-dangerous rescue of the Texas 36th Division. During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars – making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history. This is their story.

Original Title

Only the Brave

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Actors

Mark Dacascos

Jennifer Aquino

Jeff Fahey

Gina Hirazumi

Jason Scott Lee

Emily Liu

Pat Morita

Ken Narasaki

Lane Nishikawa

Yuji Okumoto

Tamlyn Tomita

Greg Watanabe

Garret Sato

Guy Ecker

Sharon Omi

Ehécatl Chávez

Sara Shields

Casey Koiwai

Jordan Nakahara

Kenneth Choi

Michael Sun Lee

Crew