Genre: War
Release Date: 01/29/2002
Sound: DD
Run Time: 92 Minutes
Flags: Suitable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Vci Video

Robert Pirosh wrote and directed this little-known World War II drama from MGM that commemorates the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a combat unit composed of Japanese-Americans who fought valiantly during World War II, with many of the actual veterans of the combat unit appearing as actors in the film. For the most part, the film follows the standard Battleground plot line -- there is Sam (Lane Nakano), the wise sergeant; Chick (George Miki), a lazy private; the enervating Ohhara (Henry Oyasato); and Tommy (Henry Nakamura), a crack sharpshooter. Van Johnson plays Lt. Michael Grayson, a bigoted Texan assigned to shape these men into a fighting unit and who learns to respect their valor and bravery.

~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Van Johnson - Lt. Michael Grayson
Gianna Maria Canale - Rosina
Kane Nakano - Sam
George Miki - Chick
Akira Fukunaga - Frank
Ken K. Okamoto - Kaz
Warner Anderson - Col. Charles W. Pence
Henry Oyasato - O'Hara
Harry Hamada - Masami
Henry Nakamura - Tommy
Don Haggerty - Sgt. Wilson I. Culley
Dan Riss - Capt. Solari

Production:
Robert Pirosh - Director
Dore Schary - Producer
Alberto Colombo - Composer
James Newcom - Editor
Robert Pirosh - Screen Writer
Cedric Gibbons - Art Director
Eddie Imazu - Art Director
Arnold A. Gillespie - Special Effects
Warren Newcombe - Special Effects
Paul Vogel - Cinematographer

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