CinemaOSMovie · 2003 · 0h 27m

Day of Independence

A desert. A baseball diamond. A friendship. America, 1943.

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Zip, a 17 year-old Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) baseball pitcher, faces the tragic circumstances of the World War II internment of 110,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry. Set in a relocation camp in the summer of 1943, this film chronicles the journey of an American family torn apart by a forced and unjust incarceration, a father's decision that challenges his son to find strength, and ultimately his son's triumph through courage, sacrifice and the All-American game of baseball.

Directed byChris Tashima

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 27m
Language
EN
Released
September 26, 2003
Studios
Cedar Grove Productions

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Derek Mio

Derek Mio

Zip

Marcus Toji

Marcus Toji

Hog

Alan Muraoka

Alan Muraoka

Father

Keiko Kawashima

Mother

Chris Tashima

Chris Tashima

The Umpire

Gina Hirazumi

Gina Hirazumi

Rose

Ulysses Lee

Ulysses Lee

Tad

Jon Okui

Jon Okui

Satch

Diana Toshiko

Diana Toshiko

Betty

Sarah Chang

Sarah Chang

Sadie

Creative team
Directed by
Chris Tashima
Chris Tashima
Produced by
Lisa Onodera

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