The Cats of Mirikitani
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Program content: c2006 Lucid Dreaming. Inc.
Originally produced as a documentary film.
Bonus features: Interview with Professor Shimomura, Seattle family reunion, meeting Janice Mirikitani, Jimmy's first solo exhibition, return to Hiroshima, gallery, trailer.
Featuring Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani.
"Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of community and art..."--Container.
DVD; NTSC Region 1; 4:3 aspect ratio.
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SERIES
Independent lens (Television program)
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In English with some dialogue accompanied by English subtitles.
PUBLISHED
New York : Arts Alliance America, [2008]
Year Published: 2008
Description: 1 videodisc (approx. 74 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Hattendorf, Linda.
Yoshikawa, Masa.
Mirikitani, Jimmy Tsutomu, 1920-
Lucid Dreaming (Firm)
Independent Television Service.
Arts Alliance America (Firm)
Center for Asian American Media.
SUBJECTS
Mirikitani, Jimmy Tsutomu, -- 1920-
Tule Lake Relocation Center -- Personal narratives.
Homeless men -- New York -- Biography.
Homeless persons as artists -- United States.
Artists -- United States -- Biography.
Art therapy -- New York.
Japanese Americans -- Biography.
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Personal narratives.
Japanese Americans -- Psychological aspects.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.