Tamlyn Tomita

The Joy Luck Club 1993

The life histories of four East Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other.

Category: Drama

Stars: Tamlyn Tomita, Rosalind Chao, Kieu Chinh

7.7 IMDB Rating 314 Views
Only the Brave 2017

A searing portrait of war and prejudice, 'Only the Brave' takes you on a haunting journey into the hearts and minds of the forgotten heroes of WWII - the Japanese-American 100th/442nd. In 1941, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, overnight Japanese Americans were put into internment camps for the duration of the war. Determined to prove their loyalty, 1400 Japanese Americans successfully petitioned the government to serve becoming the 100th Infantry Battalion. They were sent to North Africa, Italy and finally France were they performed an impossibly-dangerous rescue of the Texas 36th Division. During their two years of combat these men received an unparalleled 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, 8 Presidential Citations, 53 Distinguished Service Crosses, 588 Silver Stars and 5,200 Bronze stars - making them the most decorated unit of their size in American military history. This is their story.

Category: Drama, War

Stars: Tamlyn Tomita,Lane Nishikawa,Greg Watanabe,Mark Dacascos

5.5 IMDB Rating 8,020 Views
Come See the Paradise 1990

Portraying one of the shadier details of American history, this is the story of Jack McGurn, who comes to Los Angeles in 1936. He gets a job at a movie theatre in Little Tokyo and falls in love with the boss's daughter, Lily Kawamura. When her father finds out, he is fired and forbidden ever to see her again. But together they escape to Seattle. When the war breaks out, the authorities decide that the Japanese immigrants must live in camps like war prisoners.

Category: Drama, History, Romantic

Stars: Dennis Quaid,Tamlyn Tomita,Sab Shimono,Shizuko Hoshi

6.7 IMDB Rating 3,027 Views