Japanese Internment Movies

  • 2017
    A Bitter Legacy

    A Bitter Legacy

    A Bitter Legacy

    02017HD

    A sobering look at the brutal treatment of Japanese-Americans before, during, and after WWII as well as the global repercussions that resulted.

    A Bitter Legacy
  • 2012
    Hatsumi

    Hatsumi

    Hatsumi

    02012HD

    In Japanese, “shi kata ga nai” means “it can't be helped”. As a phrase, it represents the philosophical basis of the Japanese...

    Hatsumi
  • 1970
    Before They Take Us Away

    Before They Take Us Away

    Before They Take Us Away

    01970HD

    At the start of World War II, Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were faced with the threat of forced removal and incarceration in...

    Before They Take Us Away
  • 2022
    Enemy Alien

    Enemy Alien

    Enemy Alien

    02022HD

    A poetic retelling of the experiences of Joseph Murakami, a fourteen-year-old boy from Darwin, who is summarily rounded up and interned by his...

    Enemy Alien
  • 2018
    Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood

    Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood

    Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood

    02018HD

    Samuel Wilder King, a descendant of Scottish sailors and Hawaiian royalty, served as a distinguished Naval officer in both World Wars before becoming...

    Samuel Wilder King: Fighting for Statehood
  • 1987
    Topaz

    Topaz

    Topaz

    01987HD

    A documentary about the Topaz War Relocation Center, a Japanese internment camp during WWII.

    Topaz