One of his favorite roles was Lo Pan.

Were of the generation that just missed the book and the original miniseries.and after watching the series.

noting how only three major TV networks existed at the time.who also serves as one of the shows producers.just 30 minutes drive form the studio: forests.

who was born in New Zealand and raised in Japan.helped along in no small part by their unwilling translator.

many people I knew living here were inspired to study Japanese or travel to Japan.

but that she has long had tremendous respect for the novel.I am fortunate to be able to continue to tell the story of those Japanese Americans who served in the Korean War.

Aomori PrefectureMISAWA AIR BASE.I still can picture mothers with their small children and Japanese Army soldiers with missing limbs.

The invasion of communist North Korea into South Korea sent shockwaves through the world.Norio Uyematsu poses for a photo while visiting Misawa Air Base.