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OBJECT ID

ddr-densho-1024-87

PARENT COLLECTION

Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films

DESCRIPTION

The thirty-year acting career of the late Yuki Shimoda reflects the achievement and career disappointments that faced the minority actor. Only offered limited roles by the Hollywood establishment during certain points of his career, Shimoda persevered on for challenging dramatic roles, such as in the television movie, FAREWELL TO MANZANAR. Shimoda’s journey from Sacramento’s “J-Town,” to his imprisonment in an American concentration camp, and his experiences on Broadway and Hollywood are insightfully explored through interviews and selected clips from his film and television work. Among those interviewed include directors Harold Prince and John Korty; actors Mako, Beulah Quo, Nobu McCarthy, Soon Tek Oh; and agent Guy Lee.

See this item in the Densho Resource Guide at: Yuki Shimoda: Asian American Actor (film).

See this item in the Digital Library of the Japanese American Incarceration Films at: https://archive.org/details/ddr-densho-1024-87.

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Densho

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Japanese American Film Preservation Project, Densho

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