Film

Yuki Shimoda: Asian American Actor

1985 · 31m

The thirty-year acting career of the late Yuki Shimoda reflects the achievements and career disappointments that faced Asian American actors. Shimoda persevered on to land challenging, dramatic roles, such as in the television movie, Farewell to Manzanar. Shimoda’s journey from Sacramento’s “J-Town,” to his imprisonment in an American concentration camp, and his experiences on Broadway and Hollywood are insightfully explored through interviews and selected clips from his film and television work.

• John EsakiDirector

Release date

February 20, 1985

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

31m