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Hatsumi

Hatsumi

One grandmother's journey through the Japanese Canadian internmnet

2012DocumentaryHistory

In Japanese, “shi kata ga nai” means “it can't be helped”. As a phrase, it represents the philosophical basis of the Japanese cultural reserve, through which adversity is never acknowledged. Nancy Okura is a Canadian of Japanese decent. During the Second World War, she was involuntarily removed from her home and relocated to an internment camp by the Government of Canada. Shi kata ga nai prevented Nancy Okura from ever speaking about her internment.

Release2012-11-28
Runtime55 min
StatusReleased
CountriesCanada
Original languageEN
SpokenEnglish, Japanese
DirectorChris Hope
WritersChris Hope, Karen Gordon
ProductionAlliance Films
Popularity1
TMDB ID150516

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