26th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival - March 13-23, 2008

Michael Kang’s (The Motel) second feature is a sleek and stylish Koreatown noir set in the underbelly of New York. John Cho stars as an ambitious lawyer allured into the seductive “room salon” culture of the Korean underworld, where he meets an equally ambitious gangster. Also starring Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica). In Person: Michael Kang, John Cho
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Japanese American singer-dancer Betty Inada stars in Japan’s first jazz musical as an American performer who arrives in Japan for a tour, only to be swindled by scheming managers. Screening for the first time with English subtitles, this rare 1936 film showcases some of the top performers in pre-war Japanese jazz. Preceded by a short presentation about star Betty Inada by musician and historian George Yoshida as well as a live music performance. More...

To learn the truth about her kamikaze pilot uncle, Risa Morimoto interviewed survivors whose testimonies poignantly humanize the experience of young men who died in warplanes flown into American ships. They defy the dominant image of the kamikaze corps as suicidal fanatics bent on dying in a blaze of glory. In Person: Risa Morimoto
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Join USF Visiting Professor of History Chiho Sawada for a discussion with the director and producer of Wings of Defeat, an exploration of the lives and deaths of the young men who were part of Japan's corps of kamikaze pilots during World War II. Free public event. More...