Minoru : Memory of Exile

Fukushima, Michael, (film director.). Pettigrew, William, (film producer.). McLean, Barrie, (film producer.). MacDonald, Douglas, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: The bombing of the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, by a nation he knew only by name, thrust nine-year-old Minoru Fukushima into a world of racism so malevolent he would be forced to leave Canada, the land of his birth. Like thousands of other Japanese Canadians, Minoru and his family were branded as an enemy of Canada, dispatched to internment camps in the interior of British Columbia, and finally deported to Japan. Directed by Michael Fukushima, Minoru's son, the film artfully combines classical animation with archival material. The memories of the father are interspersed with the voice of the son, weaving a tale of suffering and survival, of a birthright lost and recovered.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (18 min., 45 sec.) : sound + 1 study guide
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2008.
Copyright: ♭1992

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the Japanese Canadian Redress Secretariat and Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada. Study guide available.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Michael Fukushima ; animation, Michael Fukushima ; producer, William Pettigrew ; executive producer, Barrie McLean, Douglas MacDonald ; animation camera, Jacques Avoine, Raymond Dumas, Lynda Pelley ; sound editing, Normand Roger ; re-recording, Jean-Pierre Joutel.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Minoru Fukushima.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1992.
Target Audience Note:	12-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Awards Note:	Honorable Mention, 1999 Alberta-Quebec Award 1994 - Innovative cinema less than 60 minutes - with a cash prize of 1,250$ (tied with Life with Billy by Paul Donovan), 1994 Award - Category: Best Overall Sound (Normand Roger), 1994 Award - Category: Best Short Documentary, 1994 Honorable Mention, 1993
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).