Farewell to Manzanar [videorecording] / produced and directed by John Korty ; teleplay by John Korty, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston

Published: [Universal City, CA] : NBC Universal Media ; [Los Angeles] : Japanese American National Museum, [2011]
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators: Korty, John, Shimoda, Yuki, McCarthy, Nobu, Kikumura-Yano, Akemi, 1944-, Mako, 1933-2006, Morita, Pat, 1932-2005, Houston, James D., Chihara, Paul, 1938-, Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki, NBC Universal Media, and Japanese American National Museum (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Bonus material: Remembering Manzanar (22 min.) -- Interview with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (10 min.)

Summary

The true story of the Wakatsuki family of Santa Monica, California, is told by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was seven years old when she and her family were taken by bus 250 miles to Camp Manzanar, near the High Sierras. The drama follows the family from their well-ordered, pleasant life in Santa Monica to the emotion-shattering experience of being uprooted and evacuated to camps.

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Genre(s)

Made-for-TV movies

Note

Originally produced as a television movie in 1976.
Based on the book by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston.
Bonus material: Remembering Manzanar (22 min.) -- Interview with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston (10 min.)

Creation/Production Credits Note

Director of photography, Hiro Narita; music, Paul Chibara.

Participant/Performer Note

Yuki Shimoda, Nobu McCarthy, Akemi Kikumura, Clyde Kusatu, Mako, Pat Morita, Lou Frizzell.

Technical Details

DVD.

Terms of Use and Reproduction

No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.

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