A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Grayson who shares common prejudices of the time. The 442nd serve in Italy, then France, distinguishing themselves in skirmishes and battles; gradually and naturally, Grayson's prejudices evaporate with dawning realization that his men are better soldiers than he is.
Cast
Van Johnson
Lt. Michael Grayson
Lane Nakano
Sam
George Miki
Chick
Akira Fukunaga
Frank
Ken K. Okamoto
Kaz
Henry Oyasato
Ohhara
Harry Hamada
Masami
Henry Nakamura
Tommy
Warner Anderson
Col. Charles W. Pence
Don Haggerty
Sgt. Wilson I. Culley
Gianna Maria Canale
Rosina
Dan Riss
Capt. Solari
Richard Anderson
Lieutenant
John Banner
German Officer
Hugh Beaumont
Chaplain
Jerry Fujikawa
Communications Sergeant
Ann Codee
Pianist
Edward Earle
Dress Parade General
Louis Mercier
French Farmer
Roger Moore
Major
Walter Reed
Captain
Robert Boon
German Soldier
Josette Deegan
French Girl (uncredited)
René de Loffre
French Boy
Crew
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