June Kuramoto

June Kuramoto is associated with: Paper Lanterns

Movies Made By June Kuramoto (8)

Paper Lanterns (2016)

A Japanese man's quest to memorialize the 12 American POWs who were killed by the Hiroshima blast. ...

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of moderni ...

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Two People Flying South (1994)

Yakuza Joji and his boyfriend Ken stole cash from a drug deal. Their goal with the money is the southern country of Sri Lanka. However, if they are caught by the gang, they will be killed as traitors. In the midst of their anxiety, the two lose track of ti ...

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Black Rain (1989)

Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they ge ...

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Hito Hata: Raise the Banner (1980)

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. ...

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Wataridori: Birds of Passage (1976)

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. ...

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Kites and Other Tales (1975)

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 general ...

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Manzanar (1972)

Short film about the Manzanar Japanese American internment camp. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011. ...

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Movies Starring June Kuramoto (2)

Pilgrimage (2007)

PILGRIMAGE tells the inspiring story of how an abandoned WWII concentration camp for Japanese Americans has been transformed into a symbol of retrospection and solidarity for people of all ages, races and nationalities in our post 9/11 world. ...

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Cruisin' J-Town (1975)

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 partnersh ...

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