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The cats of Mirikitani
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- Summary
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"Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a loca...
"Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of community and art ..."--Container.
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- Creator
- produced by Lucid Dreaming, Inc. in association with the Independent Television Serivice (ITVS) and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) ; director, Linda Hattendorf ; producers, Masa Yoshikawa, Linda Hattendorf
- Other Title
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- Subtitle on container: Make art not war
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
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- Hattendorf, Linda, film producer, film director, director of photography, editor of moving image work
- Yoshikawa, Masa, film producer, director of photography
- Mirikitani, Jimmy Tsutomu, 1920-2012, on-screen participant
- Mirikitani, Janice, on-screen participant
- Shimomura, Roger, 1939- on-screen participant
- Lucid Dreaming (Firm)
- Independent Television Service
- Center for Asian American Media
- Arthouse Films
- New Video Group
- Publication
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- [Director's cut.]
- [Place of publication not identified] : Arthouse Films : [2009]
- [Place of distribution not identified] : Distributed by New Video
- ©2009
- ©2006
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (approximately 74 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- Dolby digital
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- ISBNs
- 1422971147, 9781422971147
- OCLC
- ocn501967509
- Credits
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- Featuring Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani
- Cinematography, Linda Hattendorf, Masa Yoshikawa ; editors, Keiko Deguchi, Linda Hattendorf ; music, Joel Goodman
- Originally produced as a documentary film in 2006.
- DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby digital stereo.
- In English with some dialogue accompanied by English subtitles.
- Bonus features: Additional scenes: Interview with Professor Shimomura -- Seattle family reunion -- Meeting Janice Mirikitani -- Jimmy's first solo exhibition -- Return to Hiroshima ; gallery ; trailer
Subjects
- Mirikitani, Jimmy Tsutomu, 1920-2012.
- Tule Lake Relocation Center.
- Artists -- United States -- Biography.
- Homeless men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
- Homeless persons as artists -- United States.
- Art therapy -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Japanese Americans -- Biography.
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Personal narratives.
- Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 -- Psychological aspects.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Personal narratives.