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9.1/10   68 votes
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Director:
Lane Nishikawa
Writer:
Lane Nishikawa (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 November 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
War
Tagline:
21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 588 Silver Stars, 5,200 Bronze Stars. This is their story
Plot:
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... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Finally! more

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Jennifer Aquino ... Grace Nakajo
Christina Cellner ... Geneveve

Ehécatl Chávez ... French Priest

Ken Choi ... Dave Fukushima (as Kenneth Choi)
Brian Connolly ... Factory Manger Connery

Mark Dacascos ... Steve "Zaki" Senzaki

Mike Dunn ... German Soldier

Brian F. Durkin ... Texas Soldier
Jeff Fahey

Takayo Fischer ... Mother

Michael Hagiwara ... Reverend Inouye

Dean Hill ... Older Man

Gina Hiraizumi ... Eleanor "Ellie" Takase

John Koyama ... Hank Hayashi

Jason Scott Lee ... Glenn "Tak" Takase

Emily Liu ... Nancy Loo

Yuki Matsuzaki ... 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
Yuji Okumoto ... Yukio "Yuk" Nakajo

Garret Sato ... Richard "Hilo" Imamura
Brandon Schiffman ... Barber

Kipp Shiotani ... Johnny Nomura
Derek Shizuto ... 442 2nd Squad Soldier (as Derek Kadota)

Michael Sun Lee ... Al "Kauai" Nakamura

Aaron Takahashi ... 442 2nd Squad Soldier
Tamlyn Tomita ... Mary Takata

Greg Watanabe ... Freddy Watada

Ryun Yu ... Robert Minami
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some war violence and disturbing images.
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:R

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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
Finally!, 8 May 2006
10/10
Author: narasaki9 from Venice, CA

This is a terrific film and tribute to an unbelievable group of soldiers and just one of their amazing accomplishments. With all the renewed interest in World War II as this generation of men begin to pass from the scene, I can't believe there haven't been more films about the little- known exploits of this all-Japanese American 442nd RCT. As of this writing, this film has mainly been on the film festival circuit - I can't believe this was a low-budget, independent film - a period piece, and a war picture, to boot. A great cast, including such Asian American luminaries like Jason Scott Lee, Mark Dacascos, Tamlyn Tomita, Pat Morita (maybe his last performance), and others, along with a scrupulous attention to detail - weapons, uniforms, etc. - make this a stand-out film. The script's basic theme - that each of these men were more than just soldiers, they each had families, loved ones, reasons to live - magnify the tragedy of each death, so this film not only honors and glorifies these men's accomplishments, it also serves as a meditation on the true cost of war. Hope this sparks many, many more films about these guys!

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