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Day of Independence

A desert. A baseball diamond. A friendship. America, 1943.
Sep 26, 2003 · 27m
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Drama
Family
History

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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.

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CAST

Derek Mio
Zip
Marcus Toji
Hog
Alan Muraoka
Father
Keiko Kawashima
Mother
Chris Tashima
The Umpire
Gina Hirazumi
Rose
Ulysses Lee
Tad
Jon Okui
Satch
Directed by Chris Tashima

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Cedar Grove Productions
Country
US

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