Day of Independence

September. 26,2003

Rating：

7.3

Genre：

Drama History Family

Keywords：

Short World War Ii Baseball

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Derek Mio as Zip

Marcus Toji as Hog

Alan Muraoka as Father

Chris Tashima as The Umpire

Gina Hiraizumi as Rose

Ulysses Lee as Tad

Jon Okui as Satch

Diana Toshiko as Betty

Sarah Chang as Sadie

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Reviews

Karry

2003/09/26

Best movie of this year hands down!

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Greenes

2003/09/27

Please don't spend money on this.

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Ceticultsot

2003/09/28

Beautiful, moving film.

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Isbel

2003/09/29

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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