
True life story of Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. Later, during the war, as his foster parents are interned at a camp for Japanese Americans, Gabaldon's ability to speak Japanese helps him become a lone-operating Marine hero. During the bloody capture of the island of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.... (Full plot summary below)
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True life story of Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. Later, during the war, as his foster parents are interned at a camp for Japanese Americans, Gabaldon's ability to speak Japanese helps him become a lone-operating Marine hero. During the bloody capture of the island of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzEarns its stripes by painting the Japanese-Americans during World War II in a positive light and for its relentless attack against racism. |
| User ReviewVincent Mlove old war movies I could only concentrator 1/4 of them |
| User ReviewPaul DWar drama with plenty of merit, but never really attempts to emphasise its message. |