Only The Brave

5.2
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Run time: 99 min
  • Premiere: 2006. October 23.

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.

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Mark Dacascos

Sgt. Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki

Jennifer Aquino

Grace Nakajo

Jeff Fahey

Lt. William Terry

Gina Hiraizumi

Eleanor Takase

Jason Scott Lee

Sgt. Glenn 'Tak' Takase

Emily Liu

Nancy Loo

Pat Morita

Seigo Takata

Ken Narasaki

Richard "Doc" Naganuma

Lane Nishikawa

Sgt. Jimmy Takata

Yuji Okumoto

Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo

Tamlyn Tomita

Mary Takata

Greg Watanabe

Private Freddy Watada

Garret Sato

Corporal Richard 'Hilo' Imamura (as Garret T. Sato)

Guy Ecker

Sgt. Robert King

Sharon Omi

Charlene Naganuma

Ehécatl Chávez

Father Jordan (as Ehecatl Chavez)

Sara Shields

Renee Jordan

Casey Koiwai

Johnny Nomura Jr.

Jordan Nakahara

Betty Nomura

Kenneth Choi

Pvt. Dave 'Bullseye' Fukushima (as Ken Choi)

Michael Sun Lee

Pvt. Al 'Kauai' Nakamura

Kipp Shiotani

Corporal Johnny 'Nomu' Nomura

Ru Kumagai

Rosie Naganuma

Takayo Fischer

Mrs. Nakajo

Ryun Yu

Pvt. Robert 'Min' Minami

Larry Tazuma

Pvt. Frank Fukushima

Bob Kubota

Pvt. Ichiro 'Ichi' Mizuno

Michael Hagiwara

Rev. Nobu 'Rev' Inouye

John Koyama

Lt. Hank Hayashi

Brian F. Durkin

Pool Hall Soldier (as Brian Durkin)

C. Traci Murase

Frances Nakajo

Brian Connolly

Factory Manager

Thomas Isao Morinaka

442 1st Squad (as Thomas Morinaka)

Randy Nakagawa

442 1st Squad

Derek Shizuto

442 2nd Squad (as Derek Kadota)

Aaron Takahashi

442 2nd Squad

Yuki Matsuzaki

442 2nd Squad

Kurt Kuniyoshi

442 3rd Squad

Thomas J. Metzger

German Solider

Adam Dufrenne

German Solider

Eric Aten

Radio Man (uncredited)

James Boss

442 2nd Squad Soldier (uncredited)

Edmund Choi

Soldier (uncredited)

Mike Dunn

German Soldier (uncredited)

Dean Hill

Older Man (uncredited)

Jeffrey Ryan Kent

Soldier (uncredited)

Brandon Schiffman

Barber (uncredited)

Art

Kris Fuller

Set Decoration

Alan E. Muraoka

Production Design

Robert Hummel

Property Master

Camera

Jeffrey Ryan Kent

Camera Production Assistant

Michael G. Wojciechowski

Director of Photography

Shane Sato

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Larry Velasco

Costume Design

Erin Tanaka

Wardrobe Assistant

Cynthia Obsenares

Assistant Costume Designer

Casey Sandford

Makeup Artist

Zena Shteysel

Makeup Artist

Linda Arnold

Makeup Supervisor

Envy Naluz

Makeup Artist

Stephen Oh

Costume Supervisor

Tamami Ito

Hairstylist

Leslie Borchard

Key Hair Stylist

Albert Kim

Key Makeup Artist

Crew

Eric Ignacio

Video Assist Operator

Mark Zunker

Special Effects Assistant

William Dawson

Special Effects Coordinator

Jeff Imada

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Lane Nishikawa

Director

Maureen Tuohy

Script Supervisor

Lighting

Ron Criswell

Lighting Technician

Production

Karen Criswell

Producer

Eric Hayashi

Producer

Jay Koiwai

Producer

Lane Nishikawa

Producer

Larry Velasco

Associate Producer

Alan E. Muraoka

Associate Producer

Harriet Cheng

Line Producer

Sal Baldomar

Associate Producer

Michael G. Wojciechowski

Associate Producer

Linda Arnold

Associate Producer

Sound

John A. Evans

Boom Operator

Mark Epstein

Sound Mixer

Guy Tsujimoto

Supervising Sound Editor

Kimo Cornwell

Original Music Composer

Writing

Art

Kris Fuller

Set Decoration

Alan E. Muraoka

Production Design

Robert Hummel

Property Master

Camera

Jeffrey Ryan Kent

Camera Production Assistant

Michael G. Wojciechowski

Director of Photography

Shane Sato

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Larry Velasco

Costume Design

Erin Tanaka

Wardrobe Assistant

Cynthia Obsenares

Assistant Costume Designer

Casey Sandford

Makeup Artist

Zena Shteysel

Makeup Artist

Linda Arnold

Makeup Supervisor

Envy Naluz

Makeup Artist

Stephen Oh

Costume Supervisor

Tamami Ito

Hairstylist

Leslie Borchard

Key Hair Stylist

Albert Kim

Key Makeup Artist

Crew

Eric Ignacio

Video Assist Operator

Mark Zunker

Special Effects Assistant

William Dawson

Special Effects Coordinator

Jeff Imada

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Lane Nishikawa

Director

Maureen Tuohy

Script Supervisor

Lighting

Ron Criswell

Lighting Technician

Production

Karen Criswell

Producer

Eric Hayashi

Producer

Jay Koiwai

Producer

Lane Nishikawa

Producer

Larry Velasco

Associate Producer

Alan E. Muraoka

Associate Producer

Harriet Cheng

Line Producer

Sal Baldomar

Associate Producer

Michael G. Wojciechowski

Associate Producer

Linda Arnold

Associate Producer

Sound

John A. Evans

Boom Operator

Mark Epstein

Sound Mixer

Guy Tsujimoto

Supervising Sound Editor

Kimo Cornwell

Original Music Composer

Writing