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Hatsumi
2012
One grandmother's journey through the Japanese Canadian internmnet
- Chris Hope
- 55m
- November 28, 2012 · Canada
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 28, 2012
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Japanese
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- Alliance Films
- Director
- Chris Hope
- Writer
- Chris Hope,Karen Gordon
- Producer
- Sid Ikeda,Peter Wakayama,Marty Kobayashi,Mitsu Ito,James Heron,Lorene Nagata,Steve Oikawa,Goro Kawaguchi
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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