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Hatsumi

"One grandmother's journey through the Japanese Canadian internmnet"

2012-11-28 en 55m
DocumentaryHistory
In Japanese, “shi kata ga nai” means “it can't be helped”. As a phrase, it represents the philosophical basis of the Japanese cultural reserve, through which adversity is never acknowledged. Nancy Okura is a Canadian of Japanese decent. During the Second World War, she was involuntarily removed from her home and relocated to an internment camp by the Government of Canada. Shi kata ga nai prevented Nancy Okura from ever speaking about her internment.

Director

Chris Hope

Executive Producer

Mitsu Ito

Executive Producer

Goro Kawaguchi

Executive Producer

Marty Kobayashi

Producer

James Heron

Producer

Sid Ikeda

world war ii canadian history 1940s japanese canadian japanese internment

Status

Released

Countries

  • Canada

Companies

  • Alliance Films