Synopsis:
Labeled as “disloyal” and deemed “enemy aliens dangerous to the public peace and safety of the United States,” a young Japanese American couple, held in separate American prison camps during World War II, struggles to prove their innocence and fight deportation. With the discovery of their actual letters, diaries, and haiku poetry, their story tells of the frightening and tragic outcome resulting from wartime hysteria and racial profiling. A story of love and survival, Shizuko and Itaru Ina renounce their American citizenship in protest and then must face the reality of raising their children in war-torn Japan.

Crew:
Executive Producer/Co-Director/Writer: Satsuki Ina
Co-Director/Editor: Stephen Holsapple
Co-Director/Director of Photography: Emery Clay III
Associate Producer: Kimberly Ina
Post-Production: Bob Murray, Trapeze Ltd.
Music Score/Soundtrack: Fred Meggs
Shakuhachi Music Composer: Masayuki Koga

Cast:
Storyteller: Satsuki Ina
Narrator: Lawson Inada
Itaru Ina (voice): Lane Nishikawa
Shizuko Ina (voice): Megumi
Shizuko Ina (adult): Kimberly Ina
Itaru Ina: Christopher Sato Wong
Kiyoshi Ina: Jason Otow, Chad M. Wong, Bradley Yasuhara
Satsuki Ina (baby): Jack Hayashi
Satsuki Ina (child): Jennifer Hayashi, Morgan Oto, Melissa Otow
Mitigation hearing officer: Martin Pierucci
Kenji Kimoto: Gregory Umeda

TRT: 57 minutes