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