Drama · 1976 · 2h 0m

Farewell to Manzanar

Farewell to Manzanar poster
Director
John Korty
Cast
Yuki Shimoda as Ko Wakatsuki Nobu McCarthy as Misa / Jeanne Wakatsuki Dori Takeshita as Young Jeanne Akemi Kikumura as Koro Clyde Kusatsu as Teddy Wakatsuki Mako as Fukimoto
Crew
James D. Houston — Writer Jeanne Houston — Writer John Korty — Writer
Synopsis

Fact based drama about one of the internment camps used by the American military during World War II to detain some 100,000 Japanese Americans (most of them U.S. born) following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.

Mood & Themes
dustyjapanese american internmentcamp life
Key Collaborators
John Korty Director James D. Houston Writer Jeanne Houston Writer John Korty Writer
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