Only The Brave
AMERICA’S MOST DECORATED UNIT IN MILITARY HISTORY…, THIS IS THEIR STORY.
99 mins
A searing portrait of war and prejudice, ‘Only the Brave’ takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII – the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, overnight Japanese Americans were put into internment camps for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, 1400 Japanese Americans successfully petitioned the government to serve becoming the 100th Infantry Battalion. They were sent to North Africa, Italy and finally France were they performed an impossibly-dangerous rescue of the Texas 36th Division. During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars – making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history. This is their story.
Lane Nishikawa
Sgt. Jimmy Takata
Sara Shields
Renee Jordan
Casey Koiwai
Johnny Nomura Jr.
Jordan Nakahara
Betty Nomura
Kipp Shiotani
Corporal Johnny 'Nomu' Nomura
Christina Cellner
Genevieve
Bob Kubota
Pvt. Ichiro 'Ichi' Mizuno
C. Traci Murase
Frances Nakajo
Brianne Takihara
Joni Loo
Randy Nakagawa
442 1st Squad
Derek Shizuto
442 2nd Squad (as Derek Kadota)
Kurt Kuniyoshi
442 3rd Squad
Thomas J. Metzger
German Solider
Adam Dufrenne
German Solider
James Boss
442 2nd Squad Soldier (uncredited)
Edmund Choi
Soldier (uncredited)
Mike Dunn
German Soldier (uncredited)
Jeffrey Ryan Kent
Soldier (uncredited)
Brandon Schiffman
Barber (uncredited)
Lane Nishikawa
Director
Karen Criswell
Producer
Eric Hayashi
Producer
Jay Koiwai
Producer
Larry Velasco
Costume Design
Lane Nishikawa
Producer
Lane Nishikawa
Writer
Erin Tanaka
Wardrobe Assistant
Jeffrey Ryan Kent
Camera Production Assistant
Kris Fuller
Set Decoration
Cynthia Obsenares
Assistant Costume Designer
Toby Wilkins
Visual Effects
Ron Criswell
Lighting Technician
Robert Hummel
Property Master
Eric Ignacio
Video Assist Operator
John A. Evans
Boom Operator
Mark Zunker
Special Effects Assistant
Casey Sandford
Makeup Artist
Zena Shteysel
Makeup Artist
Michael G. Wojciechowski
Director of Photography
Mark Epstein
Sound Mixer
Linda Arnold
Makeup Supervisor
Maria Alejandra Garcia
Makeup Artist
Envy Naluz
Makeup Artist
Stephen Oh
Costume Supervisor
Maureen Tuohy
Script Supervisor
Tamami Ito
Hairstylist
Shane Sato
Still Photographer
Guy Tsujimoto
Supervising Sound Editor
William Dawson
Special Effects Coordinator
Leslie Borchard
Key Hair Stylist
Albert Kim
Key Makeup Artist
Larry Velasco
Associate Producer
Harriet Cheng
Line Producer
Sal Baldomar
Associate Producer
Yoshio Iizuka
Stunts
Michael G. Wojciechowski
Associate Producer
Linda Arnold
Associate Producer
Kimo Cornwell
Original Music Composer