And the Soul Shall Dance

Overview

Originally staged by the East West Players, pioneering author Wakako Yamauchi's adaptation of her award-winning play, “And the Soul Shall Dance,” for KCET’s Hollywood Television Theatre is a poetic, haunting drama that reveals the hardships Japanese Americans faced during the Great Depression. Set in California’s Imperial Valley, Yamauchi's moving work explores the lives of two farming families as they struggle to make ends meet and assimilate in a so-called land of opportunity defined by systemic racism. - Mark Quigley, UCLA Film & Television Archive

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 7, 1978

Original language

English

Production

KCET

Cast

Diane Takei,Yuki Shimoda,Sab Shimono,Pat Li,Haunani Minn,Denice Kumagai

Director

Paul Stanley

Writer

Wakako Yamauchi

Producer

Norman Lloyd

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0278920