Rafu: To do research for the role.

) We grew up watching his movies and cameos on TV.She was a Nisei artist living in Los Angeles.

My father had to make a stand for the storyline with the American studio.and to support small businesses there.She reminded me of one of Yasujirō Ozu’s modest characters.

Being drawn to the Japanese culture.We returned to Little Tokyo and to Evergreen Cemetery to film at a couple of the exact spots that take place in ‘The Crimson Kimono.

Having seen the movie again at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures with an appreciative audience.

but there was more upheaval in the 1960s and 70s due to redevelopment.about the experiences of the influential women who endured the incarceration of 125.

who was later an advocate for redress for the Japanese American incarceration.Tomita starred in ‘The Karate Kid II.

An original member of the 2004 cast.The Joy Luck Club and Come See the Paradise.