Resistance at Tule Lake

Overview

The long-suppressed story of 12,000 Japanese Americans who dared to resist the U.S. government's program of mass incarceration during World War II. Branded as 'disloyals' and re-imprisoned at Tule Lake Segregation Center, they continued to protest in the face of militarized violence, and thousands renounced their U.S. citizenship. Giving voice to experiences that have been marginalized for over 70 years, this documentary challenges the nationalist, one-sided ideal of wartime 'loyalty.'

Directed by Konrad Aderer

Top cast

H

Hiroshi Kashiwagi

Himself

James Yaegashi

Iwao Shimizu (voice)

W

Wayne Merrill Collins, Jr.

Himself

R

Roger Daniels

Himself

G

Grace Hata

Herself

S

Satsuki Ina

Herself

T

Tetsuden Kashima

Himself

S

Sadako Kashiwagi

Herself

T

Toru Bill Nishamura

Himself

B

Barbara Takei

Herself

S

Sachiko Takita-Ishii

Herself

J

Jeanne Tanaka

Herself

J

Jim Tanimoto

Himself

M

Mori Tanimoto

Himself

J

Jimi Yamaichi

Himself

J

Junichi Yamamoto

Himself

M

Morgan Yamanaka

Himself

B

Bill Nishimura

Himself

Details