Overview
A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Grayson who shares common prejudices of the time. The 442nd serve in Italy, then France, distinguishing themselves in skirmishes and battles; gradually and naturally, Grayson's prejudices evaporate with dawning realization that his men are better soldiers than he is.
Cast
- Van Johnson as Michael Grayson
- Lane Nakano as Sam
- George Miki as Chick
- Akira Fukunaga as Frank
- Ken K. Okamoto as Kaz
- Henry Oyasato as Ohhara
- Harry Hamada as Masami
- Henry Nakamura as Tommy
- Warner Anderson as Charles Pence
- Don Haggerty as Wilson Culley