Only the Brave

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Actors: Mark Dacascos , Jeff Fahey , Yuji Okumoto , Jason Scott Lee , Tamlyn Tomita , John Koyama , Kenneth Choi , Garret Sato , Takayo Fischer , Yuki Matsuzaki , James Boss , Gina Hiraizumi , Ryun Yu , Emily Liu , Brian Connolly , Michael Hagiwara , Aaron Takahashi , Ryan Moriarty , Derek Shizuto , Mike Dunn , Brandon Schiffman , Ehécatl Chávez , Ken Narasaki , Jennifer Aquino , Greg Watanabe , Brian F. Durkin , Thomas Isao Morinaka , Michael Sun Lee , Dean Hill , Kipp Shiotani , Edmond Choi , Lane Nishikawa , Christina Cellner , C. Traci Murase

Director: Lane Nishikawa

IMDB Rate: 7.4 out of 10 (105 votes)

Plot Summary: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 100th442nd. 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.