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Honor & sacrifice : the Roy Matsumoto story / directed and produced by Lucy Ostrander and Don Sellers ; writer, Don Sellers.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Filmakers Library online
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Matsumoto, Roy, 1913-2014.
- Matsumoto, Roy.
- United States. Army. Composite Unit (Provisional), 5307th.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Japanese American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- Japanese American veterans.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Documentary films.
- Biographical films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 minutes).
- Place of Publication:
- Bainbridge Island, WA : Stourwater Pictures, 2013.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Honor & Sacrifice tells the complex story of a Japanese immigrant family ripped apart by WWII. The Matsumoto family included five sons; two who fought for the Americans and three who fought for the Japanese. The eldest, Hiroshi (Roy), became a hero, fighting against the Japanese with Merrill’s Marauders, an American guerrilla unit in Burma. He was born near Los Angeles, educated in Japan, and became a hero when he used his Japanese language skills and military training to save his surrounded, starving battalion deep in the Burmese jungle. At the same time his parents and sisters were living in their family’s ancestral home, Hiroshima. The story is told by Roy’s daughter Karen as she discovers her father’s work in military intelligence, kept secret for 50 years.April 21st, 2014, Roy Matsumoto died, surrounded by his family. The date marked 70 years after the breaking of the siege at Nphum Ga, where Roy’s actions were instrumental in saving his surrounded battalion. He will be remembered for his sacrifice and his courage for his country and his family. He will be missed by all who had the great honor of knowing him. We hope HONOR & SACRIFICE acts as a lasting tribute to him and other Japanese Americans who bravely faced the challenges of WWII.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 06, 2016).
- 2014 Erik Barnouw Award, Organization of American Historians
- 2014 History in Progress Award, American Association for State and Local History
- CINE Golden Eagle
- Port Townsend Film Festival, Best Short Documentary
- Gig Harbor Film Festival, Audience Choice Best Documentary Short
- OCLC:
- 950614071
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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