A searing portrait of war and prejudice, ‘Only the Brave’ takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII – the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, overnight Japanese Americans were put into internment camps for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, 1400 Japanese Americans successfully petitioned the government to serve becoming the 100th Infantry Battalion. They were sent to North Africa, Italy and finally France were they performed an impossibly-dangerous rescue of the Texas 36th Division. During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars – making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history. This is their story.
as Sgt. Steve 'Zaki' Senzaki
as Grace Nakajo
as Lt. William Terry
as Eleanor Takase
as Sgt. Glenn 'Tak' Takase
as Nancy Loo
as Seigo Takata
as Richard "Doc" Naganuma
as Sgt. Jimmy Takata
as Sgt. Yukio 'Yuk' Nakajo
as Mary Takata
as Private Freddy Watada
as Corporal Richard 'Hilo' Imamura (as Garret T. Sato)
as Sgt. Robert King
as Charlene Naganuma
as Father Jordan (as Ehecatl Chavez)
as Renee Jordan
as Johnny Nomura Jr.
as Betty Nomura
as Pvt. Dave 'Bullseye' Fukushima (as Ken Choi)
as Pvt. Al 'Kauai' Nakamura
as Corporal Johnny 'Nomu' Nomura
as Rosie Naganuma
as Mrs. Nakajo
as Genevieve
as Pvt. Robert 'Min' Minami
as Pvt. Frank Fukushima
as Pvt. Ichiro 'Ichi' Mizuno
as Rev. Nobu 'Rev' Inouye
as Lt. Hank Hayashi
as Pool Hall Soldier (as Brian Durkin)
as Frances Nakajo
as Factory Manager
as Joni Loo
as 442 1st Squad (as Thomas Morinaka)
as 442 1st Squad
as 442 2nd Squad (as Derek Kadota)
as 442 2nd Squad
as 442 2nd Squad
as 442 3rd Squad
as German Solider
as German Solider
as Radio Man (uncredited)
as 442 2nd Squad Soldier (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
as German Soldier (uncredited)
as Older Man (uncredited)
as Soldier (uncredited)
as Barber (uncredited)
