Day of Independence

Day of Independence

27 mins | Drama, Family, History | Sept. 26, 2003

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.

Day of Independence

27 mins | Drama, Family, History | Sept. 26, 2003

Day of Independence
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.
Producers Cedar Grove Productions
Original title Day of Independence
Directors Chris Tashima
Writers Tim Toyama, Chris Tashima

Cast

Derek Mio

as Zip

Marcus Toji

as Hog

Alan Muraoka

as Father

Keiko Kawashima

as Mother

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