A searing portrait of war and prejudice, '' 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.

Starring:

Bob Kubota, Brian F Durkin, Dean Hill, Ehecatl Chávez, Garret Sato, Gina Hiraizumi, Greg Watanabe, Guy Ecker, Jason Scott Lee, Jeff Fahey, Jennifer Aquino, John Koyama, Ken Narasaki, Kenneth Choi, Kipp Shiotani, Mark Dacascos, Michael Hagiwara, Mike Dunn, Pat Morita, Ryun Yu, Sharon Omi, Takayo Fischer, Tamlyn Tomita, Yuji Okumoto

Genre:

War