Namba

Overview

NAMBA tells the American story of May Namba, born in 1922 to Japanese immigrants. During WWII, 125,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated, including the Namba family. May’s granddaughter, Miyako, narrates and guides us through her grandmother’s experiences living at Minidoka. Miyako packs a suitcase heart-wrenchingly contemplating the most important belongings to bring to the prison camp. She makes a mattress out of hay and lays down in a horse stall to use as a bed, just as her grandmother did. Throughout the film May and Miyako share this complex history—the injustice and love of country—that’s rarely discussed in history books.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 1, 2022

Original language

English

Cast

Anna Hostica Tamura,Spencer Whitehead,Bif Brigman,Neil King,Hanako Wakatsuki Chong,Aaren Purcell,Dr. Tetsuden Kashima,Sam Herbers,Jim Namba,Miyako Nambaand 4 more

Director

Emily Hanako Momohara

Producer

Emily Hanako Momohara

Budget

$30,000

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt21375374