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Under The Blood Red Sun

December 3, 2016 @ 10:30 am - 12:15 pm

Family Movie Screening Under the Blood Red Sun Japanese Rising Sun over water

Based on the beloved book by Graham Salibury, Under the Blood Red Sun

December 7, 1941. On a Sunday morning, Tomikazu (Tomi) Nakaji and his best friend Billy Davis are playing baseball in a field near their homes in Hawaii when the Japanese launch a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. As Tomi looks up and recognizes the blood-red sun emblem on the fighter planes, he knows that his life has changed forever. Soon, his father and grandfather, both Japanese Americans, are arrested and taken to internment camps. His mother loses her job because she is Japanese. Although Tomi feels frightened and ashamed of his native land, he is quickly forced to become the man of the family.

Suitable for audiences aged 8+

Stars: Kyler Ki Sakamoto, Kalama Epstein, and Dann Seki

*Immediately following the movie, stay for a “talk story” with our special guest Tim Savage, director of Under the Blood Red Sun

 

Details

Date:
December 3, 2016
Time:
10:30 am - 12:15 pm
Event Category:

Island

Oahu

Recommended for

Adults, Children, Families, Teens

Branch

Oahu – McCully-Moiliili
2211 S King St
honolulu, HI 96826 United States
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Phone:
808-973-1099

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