Only the Brave (2006)

Only the Brave (2006) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS 5.1 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( DTS 5.1 )
French ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
101 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Lane Nishikawa

Written By:
Lane Nishikawa

Actors:
Mark Dacascos ..... Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki
Jason Scott Lee ..... Glenn 'Tak' Takase
John Koyama ..... Hank Hayashi
Yuji Okumoto ..... Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo
Garret Sato ..... Richard 'Hilo' Imamura
Kipp Shiotani ..... Johnny 'Nomu' Nomura
Michael Sun Lee ..... Al 'Kauai' Nakamura
Tamlyn Tomita ..... Mary Takata
Greg Watanabe ..... Freddy Watada
Ryun Yu ..... Robert 'Min' Minami
Aaron Takahashi ..... 442 2nd Squad Soldier
Derek Shizuto ..... 442 2nd Squad Soldier (as Derek Kadota)
Brandon Schiffman ..... Barber
Jennifer Aquino ..... Grace Nakajo
James Boss ..... 442 2nd Squad Soldier
Christina Cellner ..... Geneveve
Ehécatl Chávez ..... French Priest
Edmond Choi ..... Soldier
Kenneth Choi ..... Dave 'Bullseye' Fukushima
Brian Connolly ..... Factory Manger Connery
Mike Dunn ..... German Soldier
Brian F. Durkin ..... Texas Soldier
Jeff Fahey ..... Lieutenant William Hall
Takayo Fischer ..... Mrs. Nakajo
Michael Hagiwara ..... Reverend Nobu 'Rev' Inouye
Dean Hill ..... Older Man
Gina Hiraizumi ..... Eleanor "Ellie" Takase
Emily Liu ..... Nancy Loo
Yuki Matsuzaki ..... 442 2nd Squad Soldier
Ryan Moriarty ..... Additional Voices
Thomas Isao Morinaka ..... 442 1st Squad Soldier
C. Traci Murase ..... Frances Nakajo
Ken Narasaki ..... Dr.Richard"Doc" Naganuma
Lane Nishikawa ..... Jimmy Takata

Synopsis:

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.

In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, there were 5,000 Japanese Americans serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Overnight, these second-generation citizens were stripped of their official duties - simply because they looked like the enemy. On the mainland, 120,000 innocent men, women and children were rounded up and swept into remote internment camps, where they would remain behind barbed wire for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, the discharged Hawaiian Territorial Guardsmen of Japanese descent successfully petitioned the U.S. government to allow them to serve. These 1400 Hawaiian Nisei (second-generation Japanese-Americans) became the 100th Infantry Battalion. In July 1943, after rigorous training, they were sent to North Africa, then Italy. Fiercely courageous, they suffered so many casualties the 100th was soon dubbed the 'Purple Heart Battalion.' In June 1944, they were joined by the 442nd - comprised of Nisei volunteers from the internment camps and Hawaii - and proceeded to liberate five towns in Northern Italy. That September, they were shipped to Southern France and freed three more towns, before being recruited for what would become one of the top ten most important battles of World War II - the impossibly-dangerous rescue of the Texas 'Lost Battalion.' Two hundred and seventy-five men of the Texas' 36th Division had been trapped for more than a week on a high plateau in France's Vosges Mountains, surrounded by 7000 experienced German soldiers. Allied planes tried dropping them food and ammo, but the supplies kept rolling out of reach down the ridge. When attempts by much larger regular-Army units failed to break through, the 100th/442nd was ordered to finish the job. Though their ranks were already decimated and the Nisei were unimaginably exhausted, they spent four days and nights in brutal uphill hand-to-hand combat - while suffering frostbite and trench foot so severe they could hardly walk. The Nisei saved 211 out of the 275 Texans, but suffered more than 800 casualties of their own. During two years of combat, their extraordinary valor resulted in an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9486 Purple Hearts, eight Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5200 Bronze Star Medals - making them the most decorated unit of their size and length of service in American military history. The 100th/442nd as seen through the eyes of the men who lived it.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 September, 2020.