Bird of Passage

Bird of Passage

11 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1966

A young Japanese-Canadian businessman, now established in Montréal, recalls the time during World War II when the Japanese-Canadian community of Canada's west coast was uprooted and moved inland. There are some flashbacks to the events he describes, but the film is mainly about his home and family life in Montréal and his successful career as a chemical engineer.

Bird of Passage

11 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1966

Bird of Passage
A young Japanese-Canadian businessman, now established in Montréal, recalls the time during World War II when the Japanese-Canadian community of Canada's west coast was uprooted and moved inland. There are some flashbacks to the events he describes, but the film is mainly about his home and family life in Montréal and his successful career as a chemical engineer.
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Bird of Passage
Directors Martin Defalco
Writers

Cast

Douglas Rain

as Narrator