(2019) TRT: 56 min.

From the iconic typeface of “The Godfather” book cover to Herman Miller’s Noguchi table, the influence of Japanese American artists and designers in postwar American art and design is unparalleled. While this second generation of Japanese American artists have been celebrated in various publications and exhibitions with their iconic work, less-discussed is how the World War II incarceration — a period of intense discrimination and hardship — has also had a powerful effect on the lives of artists such as Ruth Asawa, George Nakashima, Isamu Noguchi, S. Neil Fujita and Gyo Obata.

Director / Producer / Director of Photography: Akira Boch
Producers: Matthew Crotty, Evan Kodani, Yuka Murakami, Jacqueline Reyno
Co-Producer: Tadashi Nakamura
Editor: Evan Kodani