Zip, a 17 year-old Nisei (second-generation Japanese American) baseball pitcher, faces the tragic circumstances of the World War II internment of 110,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry. Set in a relocation camp in the summer of 1943, this film chronicles the journey of an American family torn apart by a forced and unjust incarceration, a father's decision that challenges his son to find strength, and ultimately his son's triumph through courage, sacrifice and the All-American game of baseball.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cedar Grove Productions
Keywords
- baseball
- world war ii
- east asian lead
- japanese american
- japanese american internment
- nisei
- short film
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Top Cast
Derek Mio as Zip
Marcus Toji as Hog
Alan Muraoka as Father
Keiko Kawashima as Mother
Chris Tashima as The Umpire
Gina Hirazumi as Rose
Ulysses Lee as Tad
Jon Okui as Satch
Top Crew
Chris Tashima · Director
Stacy Toyama · Cinematographer
Aaron Yamamoto · Editor
Lisa Onodera · Producer
Tim Toyama · Executive Producer
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