Japanese American Movies
- 1955
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock7.2661955HD
One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies,...
- 1999
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars6.0151999HD
In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep...
- 1991
Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August7.11991HD
The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her...
- 1959
The Crimson Kimono
The Crimson Kimono6.61959HD
A Los Angeles detective and his Japanese partner woo an artist while solving a stripper's murder.
- 2012
Model Minority
Model Minority4.32012HD
Kayla, an underprivileged Japanese American 16 year old, endangers her promising future as an aspiring artist when she becomes involved with a drug...
- 2015
Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story
Tyrus: The Tyrus Wong Story7.12015HD
The unlikely story of 106-year old Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, and how he overcame poverty and racism in America to become a celebrated...
- 1971
If Tomorrow Comes
If Tomorrow Comes81971HD
In California, a young Caucasian girl and a Japanese-American boy defy local prejudices and secretly marry on Dec. 7, 1941, minutes before Pearl...
- 1980
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner01980HD
The film looks back at the life of a man named Oda and other Japanese Americans through the decades as they face great challenges and joys living in...
- 2013
Yamashita
Yamashita02013HD
A young Japanese-American girl struggles with discovering her identity, heritage, and the loss of her connection to her past in the context of the...
- 2021
OSARU-CHAN
OSARU-CHAN02021HD
When two brothers steal a valuable heirloom from an elderly Japanese woman, they unknowingly awaken her demigod son, Osaru, who does not take kindly...
- 2010
442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity
442: Live with Honor, Die with Dignity102010HD
Medal of Honor Recipient George Sakato said with tear, ' I am not a hero. I just killed a lot of people. It's not good. This medal is for the people...
- 2022
Omoiyari
Omoiyari62022HD
Violinist and songwriter Kishi Bashi travels on a musical journey to understand WWII era Japanese Incarceration, assimilation, and what it means to...
- 1970
Quick and With Fire
Quick and With Fire101970HD
After being tricked by her grandmother, a promising college musician turns to medical cannibalism to overcome her chronic lung condition.
- 1999
Children of the Camps
Children of the Camps01999HD
Documentary following six Americans of Japanese ancestry who were held in U.S. internment camps during World War II.
- 1997
The Color of Fear 2: Walking Each Other Home
The Color of Fear 2: Walking Each Other Home01997HD
In THE COLOR OF FEAR, eight American men participated in emotionally charged discussions of racism. In this sequel, we hear and see more from those...
- 2003
UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ike Ike!
UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ike Ike!02003HD
Footage of the online event (talk session and studio mini gig) celebrating Hikaru Utada's 20th birthday on January 19, 2003.
- 1994
The Color of Fear
The Color of Fear7.51994HD
Diversity trainer Lee Mun Wah assembles a diverse group of eight American men to talk about their experience of race relations in the United States....
- 2014
Under the Blood-Red Sun
Under the Blood-Red Sun6.72014HD
December 7, 1941 - TOMIKAZU “TOMI” NAKAJI (Kyler Ki Sakamoto) and his best friend BILLY DAVIS (Kalama Epstein) are playing baseball in a...
- 1999
Old Man River
Old Man River101999HD
Documentary film version of the stage show in which actress Cynthia Gates Fujikawa explores the story of her father, actor Jerry Fujikawa, who had a...
- 2009
Toyo's Camera
Toyo's Camera02009HD
Even though bringing in cameras to the internment camps was prohibited, one man managed to smuggle in his own camera lens and build a camera to...