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Hatsumi

20120.0 / 1055 min
Documentary, History

Overview

One grandmother's journey through the Japanese Canadian internmnet

In Japanese, “shi kata ga nai” means “it can't be helped”. As a phrase, it represents the philosophical basis of the Japanese cultural reserve, through which adversity is never acknowledged. Nancy Okura is a Canadian of Japanese decent. During the Second World War, she was involuntarily removed from her home and relocated to an internment camp by the Government of Canada. Shi kata ga nai prevented Nancy Okura from ever speaking about her internment.

Cast

Chris Hope

Chris Hope

Self

Nancy Okura

Nancy Okura

Self

Crew

Chris Hope

Chris Hope

Director

Steve Oikawa

Steve Oikawa

Producer

Mike Choi

Mike Choi

Production Assistant

Reina Endo

Reina Endo

Translator

John 'Wheels' Hurlbut

John 'Wheels' Hurlbut

Audio Post Coordinator

Lorene Nagata

Lorene Nagata

Producer

Brian Van Binnendyk

Brian Van Binnendyk

Camera Operator

Bill Metcalf

Bill Metcalf

Camera Operator

Jeff Cole

Jeff Cole

Production Assistant

Darren Laberee

Darren Laberee

Editor

Grace Hope

Grace Hope

Production Assistant

Sid Ikeda

Sid Ikeda

Producer

Hasayo Heron

Hasayo Heron

Translator

Mitsu Ito

Mitsu Ito

Executive Producer

Chris Hope

Chris Hope

Writer

Tim Okura

Tim Okura

Art Direction

Goro Kawaguchi

Goro Kawaguchi

Executive Producer

Karen Gordon

Karen Gordon

Script Editor

Jeff Cole

Jeff Cole

Camera Operator

Anwar

Anwar

Music

Dwight Friesen

Dwight Friesen

Production Assistant

Matt Okura

Matt Okura

Web Designer

James Heron

James Heron

Producer

Kevin McAuliffe

Kevin McAuliffe

Online Editor

Marty Kobayashi

Marty Kobayashi

Executive Producer

Peter Wakayama

Peter Wakayama

Producer

Chris Hope

Chris Hope

Editor