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Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama, War
Director(s): Lane Nishikawa
Production: Indican Pictures
 
IMDB:
5.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
R
Year:
2006
99 min
Website
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No matter where you came from

Hawaii and Mississippi ...

we are all for the same reason ...

and together we return home

or we die together.

Hello darling.

Your grandfather is looking for you.

Come on, I'll take you to him.

Thank you.

Goodbye.

How are you, Reverend?

Well, Jimmy.

And do you like?

Can I ask you something?

Sure.

When someone dies ...

How many days needed

soul to get to heaven?

What kind of Buddhist?

Just as I thought.

Thank you, Reverend.

Noszowi brought the dead and wounded

from the first line ...

occupy all the beds and stretchers.

Our tanks and trucks

could not reach the scene.

Our artillery

could not help us.

We learned that

Command was right.

Two full regiments, more than

They had more than twice

advantage over us.

Hitler wanted to make

Teksanczykw example.

Too much approached the FATHERLANDU.

You were with us a very

long, Takata?

Time flies.

The command of the company.

They think that you ...

Well, I think that all the Japanese

can poison everything.

If you are not exempt.

Sorry, Jimmy.

Cease fire!

Cease fire! Cease fire!

-Do you think you will repeat the strike?

-I do not know.

Give it a rest guys?

Not half will go to sleep.

Make sure that everyone got something to drink and eat.

Ok, sir.

Collect ammunition from the dead

and give the money.

Command.

Ends supplies, Lieutenant.

Ammunition?

Let us pray that, although

one shot came to us.

What's so funny you, Sergeant?

Well, sir, just a thought ...

You came to the front lines

The fast track

to take command.

When I was in North Africa

Was assigned

the Medical Battalions.

It's been so long?

Every day, reported

How many died in battle.

I looked at the body to give

face name.

In Italy, I could not do this anymore.

I decided that I want to be part of the living,

and not just dead ...

and so I found myself here.

Are you married, Sergeant?

Yes, sir.

I have 3 beautiful daughters

in San Antonio.

Taking care of it

you could still see them.

Yes, sir.

Sorry.

Sorry!

With a name like Grace,

you're so kind.

Do not laugh at me.

These are only

two simple steps, right?

I know.

I'm next.

Not broken him all the fingers.

once, twice ...

Well. Way to go.

Finally caught!

So finally I get it!

Yes, Grace, you can get around quite well.

Just because I have a good teacher.

Check the band on his leg!

Do not cut my leg, Doc!

Do not cut my leg!

I need clamps.

Tighten the band!

I have to take care of his breast.

Remove blood, I see nothing.

"God, Jimmy ...

-Hold on Yuk.

Jimmy, get bandages.

I think that is the whole artery.

Where is my mother?

Corporal, come and help me!

Frances ...

-Lots of debris.

-Gracie ...

This is for you.

I did it.

Wow. What is it?

Senninbari.

This is a protective belt.

They did it for the last 6 months

for all our soldiers.

Mom took him to all the women in the camp.

Each has done a stitch

and provided further until the stitches taken in 1000.

Wear it in battle,

around the abdomen.

This is for your protection

These are the ghosts of 1000

loving those who are with you.

You look like you

went to the funeral.

Do not say that!

Just kidding.

Come on.

Through it.

But now really gone.

I have a whole regiment,

who will look after me.

Okay?

Promise that you'll wear it.

Please promise.

Return home safely and well?

I promise.

Dad?

Ah, Jimmy.

Nice surprise.

How are you?

What? Worried about me?

Are you afraid it will be?

You do not need.

What can you do for me

Everything has been done already?

You should go.

Jimmy, now listen to his father.

You must accept your destiny here.

The rest will follow here.

Be strong.

-Time to blackout.

-Right.

It's getting late.

I do not want you to go out already.

And your parents?

I thought ...

The point is ...

that would spend every day with you.

Me too.

We do not have enough time

or days.

He wants to go blurry.

-We can not.

-What?

NANCY ...

-Why?

Nancy, I do not want you to

waiting here ...

to something ...

"I know that you love me.

-Yes.

Yes.

It only counts.

Nancy ...

Stay for a night with me.

Nice dream?

Sergeant?

We get up?

Only me.

I do not understand.

In an hour, say

Suzuki sergeant that I had to leave.

Where are you going?

I filed for you.

Rana shoulder will give you a ticket home.

You need to provide this ring.

Do not tell the doctor until tomorrow.

The world shows what you're small.

War knows the way frogs pick your conscience.

Sometimes, all we are waiting ...

This 3-day rations,

full canteen, clean guns ...

and all the ammunition they can carry.

That taught us.

with all of this

Texans went.

Time is running out.

-This is the password for today?

-I thought so.

It's just, Sgt.

Okay, go.

I thought that you needed help.

And your arm?

Ceased to bleed.

And your leg?

The doctor let me go.

And what's your excuse?

I question the diagnosis?

What are you doing here?

I've always been a member of the company.

Okay.

Watada, on the forehead.

Well, Sarge.

Doctor, for me.

Let 's in the column.

What do you have?

The position of the machine gun,

So close?

Is directed away from us

in the direction of the hill.

Falcon's Eye, then take with Watada,

left flank.

Minami, fire support.

Shoot and throw grenades

when they are within our reach.

Doctor, I do not want you to be

walking away from here.

Hey what the doctor ...

This gun is able to clean up human

from a distance of 360 meters.

I'll stay here.

Sorry.

-Hey, Doc ...

"Yes?"

How is Seattle?

Seattle?

I have never been. There are nice?

Lots of rain.

But it is green

wherever you look.

Lots of trees?

When the weather is nice ...

view of snowy slopes

Mount Ranier, the blue sky ...

simply breathtaking.

Thank you, doctor.

During the summer ...

watching as the salmon swim

up the river ...

and black bears catching them

in the air ...

this must be the most beautiful place on earth.

I think there is more to come.

We only have an hour till dusk.

I think we should relax.

Zabezpieczcie perimeter.

Do you have dreams?

Do you have dreams?

You must be dreaming.

You're talking about night dreams

when I sleep?

No, seriously.

Dreaming about us?

About our future?

Future?

Is fulfilled

All your dreams?

I have to think a moment.

Just kidding.

I do not.

Which tell you dream?

Choose one.

Well ..

Sometimes ...

I dream ...

That we are far away ...

where no one knows ...

and where can we start all over again.

Do you feel lucky?

Sure I am.

But sometimes ...

I would give you more ...

I would like to give you a better life.

Never again do not think so.

I love our life.

Most of the time ...

I dream of you.

Do not you see that?

You're all my life!

Doc?

Excuse me, Doc,

asleep?

No.

I ask you some questions?

It looks like Sgt Tact

and you're friends, right?

I think so.

He served in Battalion 100.

Yes. He and

is a pair of attic timers.

Before the war he served several

Hawaii branch of Territorial Defence.

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Lane Nishikawa

Lane Nishikawa is an American actor, filmmaker, playwright and performance artist. He was born in Wahiawa, Hawaii and is Sansei (third generation Japanese American); and his work often deals with Asian American history and identity issues. He is widely known for a series of one-man shows, including Life in the Fast Lane, I'm on a Mission From Buddha, Mifune and Me and others. In 2005 he directed the independent feature film, Only the Brave, a fictional account of the rescue of the Lost Battalion by the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American fighting unit during World War II. Nishikawa also starred in the lead role. He has written and directed two short films about World War II veterans, Forgotten Valor and When We Were Warriors. Nishikawa has a long history in Asian American theater, having served as artistic director for the Asian American Theater Company, in San Francisco, California for 10 seasons. He was co-artistic director of the Eureka Theatre and resident director at the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival. more…

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