Half Kenneth

2009
22m

IMDb RATING

2.8/10

391

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In 1945, two Japanese-American brothers (half-Caucasian & half Japanese) escape from their internment camp in Manzanar, California, in order to find their Caucasian mother who lives in town.

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Kenneth Handa, a 12 year old bi-racial boy, has been imprisoned for three years at the Manzanar Relocation Center -- a World War II concentration camp for Japanese Americans. After his fathe... Read allKenneth Handa, a 12 year old bi-racial boy, has been imprisoned for three years at the Manzanar Relocation Center -- a World War II concentration camp for Japanese Americans. After his father's death, he decides to escape to find his Caucasian mother who he believes to be living ... Read allKenneth Handa, a 12 year old bi-racial boy, has been imprisoned for three years at the Manzanar Relocation Center -- a World War II concentration camp for Japanese Americans. After his father's death, he decides to escape to find his Caucasian mother who he believes to be living in Los Angeles. When Ken sneaks aboard a delivery truck, things get complicated after his ... Read all

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IMDb RATING

2.8/10

391

YOUR RATING

1Critic review

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Awards
- 5 wins & 1 nomination

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Several years before making this film, Ken Ochiai volunteered as a PA on Day of Independence (2003), which was directed by Chris Tashima, who plays Masamichi. That short film was also about the Japanese American World War II internment.