The 442 Regiment was a segregated unit consisting of mainly Japanese American soldiers established in 1942. Initially treated with suspicion, as possible enemy sympathizers it went on to become the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in United States military history. It also suffered a huge percentage of casualties.
Told mostly through interviews with some of the surviving members of the regiment, now in their 80s and 90s, Junichi Suzuki's film not only highlights a relatively unknown aspect of World War II history raises questions about war, ideas of nationality, ethnicity, and remembrance.
This film is showed at: Salon Cinema
(about 15min by tram from Hiroshima sta.)
When: Jan.15th - 21st
Time: 10:45
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