Poster of Toyo's Camera

Toyo's Camera

Plot: Even though bringing in cameras to the internment camps was prohibited, one man managed to smuggle in his own camera lens and build a camera to document life behind barbed wires, with the help of other craftsmen in the camp. That man was Toyo Miyatake, a successful issei (first generation immigrant) photographer and owner of a photo-shop in the Los Angeles Little Tokyo district, and of one of the many Americans who was interned with his family against his will
Release Date: Saturday, April 11 2009
16 years ago
Genres: Documentary, War, History
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Cast

Portrait of George TakeiGeorge Takei. George Takei was 71 in Toyo's Camera as 'Self'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 20 1937
Portrait of Daniel InouyeDaniel Inouye. Daniel Inouye was 84 in Toyo's Camera as 'Self'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 07 1924 –
Died: Mon, Dec 17 2012

Crew

Portrait of Junichi SuzukiJunichi Suzuki. Junichi Suzuki was 56 in Toyo's Camera as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Wed, May 21 1952
Portrait of Hiroshi HayashidaHiroshi Hayashida. Hiroshi Hayashida was >> in Toyo's Camera as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of KitaroKitaro. Kitaro was 56 in Toyo's Camera as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Feb 04 1953