Movies: Dan Kuramoto

  • 1980
    Hito Hata: Raise the Banner

    Hito Hata: Raise the Banner (1980)

    Hito Hata: Raise the Banner

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    The film looks back at the life of a man named Oda and other Japanese Americans through the decades as they face great challenges and joys living in the United States....

    Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
  • 1976
    Wataridori: Birds of Passage

    Wataridori: Birds of Passage (1976)

    Wataridori: Birds of Passage

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    This important tribute to the issei (first generation Japanese Americans) integrates the stories of three people who describe a collective history through their personal memories....

    Wataridori: Birds of Passage
  • 1975
    Kites and Other Tales

    Kites and Other Tales (1975)

    Kites and Other Tales

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    Modern kite maker Tom Joe seeks to preserve the craft of kite making as well as the traditional Asian folklore behind it. Alan Takemoto illustrates Tom Joe’s tales of the Polynesian fish kite made from leaves and branches to fool fish; the Chinese ge...

    Kites and Other Tales
  • 1982
    Computers Are People, Too!

    Computers Are People, Too! (1982)

    Computers Are People, Too!

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    This movie explores the possibilities of interaction between man and computer, with some historical background. It demonstrates techniques introduced in the Walt Disney movie _Tron (1982)_, combining computer-synthesized animation and real-life objec...

    Computers Are People, Too!
  • 1975
    Cruisin' J-Town

    Cruisin' J-Town (1975)

    Cruisin' J-Town

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    Celebrates the music and influences of contemporary Asian American culture on Dan Kuramoto, June Okida Kuramoto, and Johnny Mori — three musicians who make up the core of the jazz fusion band Hiroshima. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partn...

    Cruisin' J-Town