The cats of Mirikitani / director, Linda Hattendorf ; producers, Masa Yoshikawa, Linda Hattendorf ; produced by Lucid Dreaming, Inc. in association with the Independent Television Serivice (ITVS) and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM).

"Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past. An in...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Lucid Dreaming (Firm)
Independent Television Service
Center for Asian American Media
Arthouse Films
New Video Group
Other Authors: Hattendorf, Linda
Yoshikawa, Masa
Mirikitani, Jimmy Tsutomu, 1920-2012
Goodman, Joel (Joel Scott)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with some dialogue accompanied by English subtitles.
Published: [United States] : Arthouse Films : Distributed by New Video, [2009], ©2009.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Mirikitani, Jimmy Tsutomu, > 1920-2012.
Tule Lake Relocation Center.
Artists > United States > Biography.
Homeless men > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Homeless persons as artists > United States.
Art therapy > New York (State) > New York.
Japanese Americans > Biography.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Personal narratives.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Psychological aspects.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Biography.
Personal narratives.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 74 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Cats of Mirikitani : make art not war.
Format: Video DVD

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