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Farewell to Manzanar (1976) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1976 · 120 mins · English
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- Directed by
- John Korty
- Starring
- MAKO, James Saito, Clyde Kusatsu, Pat Morita, Nobu McCarthy, Yuki Shimoda
A fact‑based drama that depicts life inside one of the World War II internment camps operated by the U.S. military, where roughly 100,000 Japanese Americans—most born in the United States—were confined after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The film portrays the conditions, personal struggles, and communal resilience of those detained.
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