Minoru : Memory of Exile /
The bombing of the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, by a nation he knew only by name, thrust nine-year-old Minoru Fukushima into a world of racism so malevolent he would be forced to leave Canada, the land of his birth. Like thousands of other Japanese Canadians, Minoru and his family were brand...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
| Published: |
Montreal :
National Film Board of Canada,
1992.
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| Series: | NFB.ca.
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| Subjects: |
Animated films
> British Columbia
> Canada
> Canada. Canadian Armed Forces
> Fathers
> Japan
> Sons
> World War II
> Kootenay
> Vancouver (City)
> Racism
> Japanese people
> Hiroshima
> Internment
> Korean War
> Deportation
> King, William Lyon MacKenzie
> Historical perspectives
> Canadian Race Relations Foundation
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The bombing of the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, by a nation he knew only by name, thrust nine-year-old Minoru Fukushima into a world of racism so malevolent he would be forced to leave Canada, the land of his birth. Like thousands of other Japanese Canadians, Minoru and his family were branded as an enemy of Canada, dispatched to internment camps in the interior of British Columbia, and finally deported to Japan. Directed by Michael Fukushima, Minoru's son, the film artfully combines classical animation with archival material. The memories of the father are interspersed with the voice of the son, weaving a tale of suffering and survival, of a birthright lost and recovered. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (19 min.)) |
| Playing Time: | 00:18:51 |
| Awards: | Best Short Documentary, Hot Docs, 1992 |
| Production Credits: | Director/photography, Philip Hoffman ; photography, Dan Swim ; cast, Bradley Noel. |