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Plot

Gary Cole, Aaron Yoo, John Gries, and Judy Ongg star in an inspirational small town drama exploring the lingering effects of World War II on Japanese-American citizens struggling to overcome lingering hostilities and be accepted in country they now call home. The Nomuras are a typical American family who just happen to be of Japanese heritage. When World War II breaks out and the Nomuras are ushered into the Topaz internment camp, teenage son Lyle (Yoo) becomes the target of harassment to camp guard and frustrated minor league catcher Billy Burrell. Lyle is a star pitcher who had been accepted into college on a baseball scholarship, but was subsequently forced to abandon his dreams when his family was interned. Billy's daughter is a musical instructor at the camp, and when she and Lyle strike up a tenuous romance, tensions quickly come to a head between the two families. Hoping that the two families will be able to find a common ground due to their mutual love of baseball, Lyle's father proposes a goodwill game between Burrell's team and the internees. As the two teams take to the diamond for a game organized to unite them all, the small town's tolerance will be put to the ultimate test in a match that reveals the true spirit of American culture.
MPAA Rating:
Not Yet Rated
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
105min.
Theatrical Release Date:
02/05/2007
DVD Release Date:
05/22/2007
Director(s):
Desmond Nakano
Starring:
Gary Cole , Leonardo Nam , Aaron Yoo , Masatoshi Nakamura , Judy Ongg
Themes:
Culture Clash,Underdogs,Life on the Homefront,Baseball Players
Tone:
Bittersweet,Compassionate,Earnest,Heartwarming,Poignant,Rousing,Stirring
Keywords:
Japanese-American,baseball,family-feud,guard,internment,jazz,minor-league,small-town,world-war
Language:
English,Japanese