Reception with light refreshments at 5:30 p.

The other nominations were for Best Actor (Matsumura)One of the unique aspects of Crimson Kimono.

It is streaming on The Criterion Channel and on Apple TV.There is a complementary documentary titled ‘A Fuller Life that I made in 2012.It has been interesting to perceive how the characters in the story reflected my father’s mentality.

James Shigeta and Victoria Shaw.) 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.Not to say we should give that portrayal a pass or whitewash it.

The thing I have been told the most has been that the show was able to get that person through a difficult moment in their lives and I could not be more proud and fulfilled to have been part of a project that can evoke that kind of feeling.but one that approaches it with the weight of progress that now sits atop of it.

Their story is told in Unbroken Blossoms.Ron Song as Ken Hyun in a scene from Jury Duty.