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Title:

The cats of Mirikitani [videorecording] / 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.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

Arthouse Films :

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 74 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Mirikitani, Jimmy Tsutomu,--1920-
Artists--United States--Biography.
Homeless men--New York--New York--Biography.
Homeless persons as artists--United States.
Art therapy--New York.--New York.
Japanese Americans--Biography.
Tule Lake Relocation Center.
Japanese Americans--Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945--Personal narratives.
Japanese Americans--Psychological aspects.--Psychological aspects.
Documentary films.
Biographical films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.

Other Authors:

Hattendorf, Linda.
Yoshikawa, Masa.
Mirikitani, Jimmy Tsutomu, 1920-
Lucid Dreaming (Firm)
Independent Television Service.
Center for Asian American Media.
Arthouse Films.
New Video Group.

Notes:

Featuring Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani. Originally produced as a documentary film in 2006.

Contents:

Bonus features: Additional scenes: Interview with Professor Shimomura -- Seattle family reunion -- Meeting Janice Mirikitani -- Jimmy's first solo exhibition -- Return to Hiroshima ; gallery ; trailer.

Summary:

"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.

ISBN:

9781422971147
1422971147

OCLC:

(OCoLC)501967509

UPC:

767685208557

Locations:

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)