Only the Brave is a 2006 independent film about the 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated World War II fighting unit completely made up of Japanese Americans, which for its size and length service became the most decorated unit in U.S. military history. This film is a fictionalized account of the rescue of the Lost Battalion written and directed by Lane Nishikawa and produced by Karen Criswell, Jay Koiwai, and Eric Hayashi.
A searing portrait of war and prejudice, .#x27;Only the Brave #x27; takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII - the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, overnight Japanese Americans were put into internment camps for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, 1400 Japanese Americans successfully petitioned the government to serve becoming the 100th Infantry Battalion. They were sent to North Africa, Italy and finally France were they performed an impossibly-dangerous rescue of the Texas 36th Division. During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars - making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history. This is their story. Written by Randolph Kret
No less powerful, his trilogy of films – “Forgotten Valor,” “When We Were Warriors” and “Only the Brave” – celebrated the unparalleled courage of the Nisei soldiers who voluntarily fought in World War II while many of their families were imprisoned in internment camps back in the States.
Dacascos has starred in over 20 feature films, including “Cradle 2 the Grave” with Jet Li, the cult classics “Only the Strong” and “Drive,” the French hit “Crying Freeman,” and the internationally-acclaimed “Brotherhood of the Wolf.” Dacascos also starred in the popular syndicated series, “The Crow: Stairway to Heaven,” inspired by the movie.
