Rabbit in the moon / a Wabi-Sabi production ; producers, Emiko Omori, Chizuko Omori ; director, writer, Emiko Omori.

A documentary about the lasting effects of the World War II internment on the Japanese American community. The film examines issues that ultimately created deep rifts within the Japanese American community. Looks at the racist loyalty oath, and the practice of drafting for the US military within the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Wabi-Sabi Productions (Firm)
Furumoto Foundation
Other Authors: Omori, Emiko
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Furumoto Foundation, [2004]
Subjects:
Manzanar War Relocation Center.
Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)
Tule Lake Relocation Center.
Poston Relocation Center (Ariz.)
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Personal narratives.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Psychological aspects.
Internment camps > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Draft resisters.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Japanese American.
Loyalty oaths > United States.
Genre:
Personal narratives.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A documentary about the lasting effects of the World War II internment on the Japanese American community. The film examines issues that ultimately created deep rifts within the Japanese American community. Looks at the racist loyalty oath, and the practice of drafting for the US military within the camps. Relies on testimony of camp survivors and families to show individual traumas, these are then placed into an overall perspective.
Note:Special features: new interviews with key figures, archival footage of the camps, filmmakers' commentary, fact files.
Videorecording.
Call Number:D769.8.A6 R33 2004 VideoDVD
Credits:Cameras, Witt Montas, Emiko Omori ; editors, Pat Jackson, Emiko Omori.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Commentary: Chizuko Omori, Frank Emi, Aiko Yoshinaga-Herzig, James Hirabayashi, Hisaye Yamamoto, Shosuke Sasaki, Ernest Besig, Harry Ueno, Mits Koshiyama, Frank Miyamoto, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, James Omura.