Only The Brave
Only The Brave
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
as Sgt. Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki
Jennifer Aquino
as Grace Nakajo
Jeff Fahey
as Lt. William Terry
Gina Hiraizumi
as Eleanor Takase
Jason Scott Lee
as Sgt. Glenn 'Tak' Takase
Emily Liu
as Nancy Loo
Pat Morita
as Seigo Takata
Ken Narasaki
as Richard "Doc" Naganuma
Yuji Okumoto
as Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo
Tamlyn Tomita
as Mary Takata
Greg Watanabe
as Private Freddy Watada
Garret Sato
as Corporal Richard 'Hilo' Imamura (as Garret T. Sato)
Guy Ecker
as Sgt. Robert King
Sharon Omi
as Charlene Naganuma
Kenneth Choi
as Pvt. Dave 'Bullseye' Fukushima (as Ken Choi)
Michael Sun Lee
as Pvt. Al 'Kauai' Nakamura
Ru Kumagai
as Rosie Naganuma
Takayo Fischer
as Mrs. Nakajo
Ryun Yu
as Pvt. Robert 'Min' Minami
Larry Tazuma
as Pvt. Frank Fukushima
Michael Hagiwara
as Rev. Nobu 'Rev' Inouye
John Koyama
as Lt. Hank Hayashi
Brian F. Durkin
as Pool Hall Soldier (as Brian Durkin)
Brian Connolly
as Factory Manager
Thomas Isao Morinaka
as 442 1st Squad (as Thomas Morinaka)
Aaron Takahashi
as 442 2nd Squad
Yuki Matsuzaki
as 442 2nd Squad
Eric Aten
as Radio Man (uncredited)
Dean Hill
as Older Man (uncredited)
