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On the Scene
John Berger
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"ONLY THE BRAVE"
PREVIEWS AT BLAISDELL
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BOLLER WELCOMES "ONLY THE BRAVE": Hawaii International Film Festival Executive Director Chuck Boller, third from left, talked with Greg Watanabe, Brook Lee and Tamlyn Tomita before the "private" fund-raiser screening of "Only the Brave" in the Blaisdell Concert Hall on Saturday. Filmmaker Lane Nishikawa's tribute to the Japanese-American combat veterans of World War II is about 75 percent complete, and proceeds from benefit showings are helping fund the remaining work. Tomita co-stars as Nishimoto's wife, and Watanabe (Tomita's real-life husband) plays one of the nisei soldiers in the unit. Lee emceed the screening. A crowd estimated at around 600 mingled with the stars at the post-screening reception.
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HEY, SARGE!: Filmmaker Lane Nishikawa greeted Gina Hiraizumi before the screening. Nishikawa, who wrote and directed "Only the Brave," gives a powerful performance in the starring role of a tough nisei sargeant. Hiraizumi plays the beauty queen wife of a soldier in his unit.
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GREAT JOB, JAY!: Producer Jay Koiwai, third from left, talked with Matt Matsunaga, left, Ron Nishiki and Brook Lee before the screening. It was officially a "private" screening so the film can't be reviewed, so suffice it to say that Nishimoto approaches the well-known story of the accomplishments of Japanese-American soldiers in World War II from a fresh perspective and with a compelling storyline that transcends ethnicity or race.
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SUPPORTING THE CAUSE: Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa, right, caught up with Jason Scott Lee before the screening. Lee makes a welcome return to the big screen with his portrayal of a soldier in "Only the Brave." Tagawa was there to support the event.
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ACTORS, RE-ENACTORS, AND GUNS: "Only the Brave" cast member Garret T. Sato, left, and local actress Stephanie Sanchez checked out the authentic World War II era uniforms and firearms of Hawaii Historic Arms Association members Michael Wee, second from left, and Branden Ibara. Wee is armed with an M1 rifle, Ibara has the lighter M1 carbine.
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