Documentaries

av B-roll for The Color of Honor; interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 1 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1617)

Video starts at 0:22. B-roll of photos and documents related to Corregidor Island until 11:11, when an interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito begins. Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Ito discusses moving from the infantry to interpreter work with the military. The three then …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1617/

doc Nisei Soldier repairs notes (ddr-densho-1007-1422)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1422/

Balcony conversation between George Kanegai, Yosh Yamada, and Jimmie Matsumura ; interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1605)

av Balcony conversation between George Kanegai, Yosh Yamada, and Jimmie Matsumura ; interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1605)

Matsumura discusses his time teaching at the 4th Army Military Intelligence School in San Francisco, his experience with John Aiso, his trouble with white officers, and being denied the rank he was promised. Interview starts at 3:20. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #32, 7-24-85, J. Matsumura Interview …

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av Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 4 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1801)

From left to right: Minerich, Nomiyama, Kataoka, Hayakawa. Nomiyama discusses waiting for an opportunity to take part in the war effort, joining company C at FortMcClellan in Alabama, wanting to be court martialed to have an opportunity to speak his mind, why he didn't want to serve in the Pacific, what he thought the war was …

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doc Betacam timing notes for Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1514)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1514/

av Harry Akune and Jim Ariyasu on balcony (ddr-densho-1007-1595)

Harry Akune and Jim Ariyasu talking to each other about their service. Video starts at 0:26. Original title: 81, II LA #22, 7-24-85, Bakery meeting, Harry Akune & Jim Ariyasu

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1595/

doc BAVC edit assembly forms (ddr-densho-1007-1061)

Dated August 8, likely 1988 or 1989. For Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1061/

Hollywood Judo Dojo footage, part 3 of 3; interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 1 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1798)

av Hollywood Judo Dojo footage, part 3 of 3; interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 1 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1798)

From start of tape until 3:00, footage of Frank Emi and Gary (last name unknown) sparring at the Hollywood Judo Dojo. Interview with (from left to right) Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka and Kenjiro Hayakawa starts at 3:08. Nomiyama, Kataoka and Hayakawa were part of the "DB Boys", Nisei soldiers who were court-martialed for disobeying …

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img Masao Kataoka portrait (ddr-densho-1007-1335)

Negative. Taken during interviews for The Color of Honor at UCLA.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1335/

av Interview with Frank Emi, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1792)

Emi discusses resisting the draft, the difference between Nisei and Caucasians, Issei attitudes toward the draft, the attitudes of draft resisters, Heart Mountain as a "model" relocation camp, being arrested in camp by the FBI, awaiting trial in jail in Cheyenne and Laramie (in WY), his family's thoughts on him resisting the draft, and a fellow …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1792/

av Interview with Hugh Nozawa, part 2 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1714)

Nozawa discusses the mistreatment of the Nisei during Roosevelt's visit to Fort Riley, a complaint he wrote to John J. McCloy afterwards, being punished for writing the letter without permission, the differences between Kibei and US-educated Nisei, growing up in Japan, being drafted while in Santa Monica, and being court martialed. Loni Ding can be heard …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1714/

av Goro Sumida interviewed by Eric Saul, part 1 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1765)

Sumida discusses serving in the 100th Battalion, only having Christian priests during the war, his service in Brouay, his family, what a dead body smells like, the impact of wartime casualties, his relationship with his Caucasian officers, Hawaiian terms used during the war, how he wants the 100th to be remembered, Partial transcript available through 6:39 …

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doc Jimmie Matsumura interview form (ddr-densho-1007-1004)

Used for the film The Color of Honor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1004/

doc Atlanta newspaper review of Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1496)

Exact paper unknown.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1496/

doc Stills for end of Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1417)

Post-it notes were originally on the 8.5 x 11 sheet.

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av Interview with Harry Fukuhara, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1634)

Fukuhara discusses his relationship with the Mount family, his time in the Gila internment camp, volunteering for the military from camp, his time in military language school, and the possibility of being captured by the Japanese military. Video ends at 19:49. Original title: 119, II SJ #25, 8-17-85, Fukuhara, Harry's house. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1635/

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av Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 5 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1773)

Matsumura discusses being discharged from the military, moving to Minneapolis, working for Lew Bonn Company, attending the University of Minnesota, being ordered to report for duty in 1949, his difficulty talking about Dachau, his thoughts on war and America's role in international politics, the importance of fighting for what is right, his efforts against discrimination at …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1773/

doc The Color of Honor screening invitation (ddr-densho-1007-1449)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1449/

doc Timing notes (ddr-densho-1007-1409)

Likely for Nisei Soldier.

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img William Kochiyama and Robert H. Foote with cows (ddr-densho-1007-1361)

Negative. Taken during filming for The Color of Honor.

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av Interview with Ray Aka, part 1 of 2; b-roll interior and exterior Dai Ichi building, Japanese constitution (ddr-densho-1007-1726)

Aka discusses coming to the Dai Ichi building to do interpretation work. Interview ends at 4:01. Rest of tape is b-roll: interior of Dai Ichi building, draft of Japanese constitution, Aka outside Dai Ichi building. Video starts at 0:25. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 233, II JA #65, Daiichi …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1726/