Day of Independence

Chris Tashima

Chris Tashima
Tim Toyama

[Cast Group]
Actor: Derek Mio | Character: Zip
Actor: Marcus Toji | Character: Hog
Actor: Alan Muraoka | Character: Father
Actor: Keiko Kawashima | Character: Mother
Actor: Chris Tashima | Character: The Umpire
Actor: Gina Hiraizumi | Character: Rose
Actor: Ulysses Lee | Character: Tad
Actor: Jonathan Okui | Character: Satch
Actor: Diana Toshiko | Character: Betty
Actor: Sarah Chang | Character: Sadie
Actor: Julie Tofukuji | Character: Mimi
Actor: Lisa Joe | Character: Frances
Actor: Dean Komure | Character: Spectator
Actor: Henry Isakari | Character: Mr. Hagiwara
Actor: Marcia Isakari | Character: Mrs. Hagiwara
Actor: Lena Nakashima | Character: Mary
Actor: Kathleen Kuwamoto Angel | Character: Hospital Patient
Actor: Melissa Bugarin | Character: Nurse
Actor: Tom Donaldson | Character: Camp Director
Actor: David Fujishige | Character: Issei Man
Actor: Susan Haruye | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Kerri Higuchi | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Yoko Ibuki | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Emily Kuroda | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Sarah Moser | Character: Swing Dancer
Actor: Deborah Nishimura | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Ricky Pak | Character: Swing Dancer
Actor: Alden Ray | Character: Swing Dancer
Actor: Ernest Shaun Reyes | Character: Swing Dancer
Actor: Sab Shimono | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Fusako Shiotani | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Ryan Suda | Character: Desert Carp Player
Actor: Tyler Tangalin | Character: National Anthem Clarinet Player
Actor: Tamlyn Tomita | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Carol Toyama | Character: Camp Secretary
Actor: Tim Toyama | Character: Painter
Actor: Greg Watanabe | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Paul Wong | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Ping Wu | Character: Choir Member
Actor: Kerry Yo Nakagawa | Character: Desert Carp Manager

[Directors Group]
Name: Chris Tashima | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Chris Tashima | Role: Writer
Name: Tim Toyama | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Chris Donahue | Role: Producer
Name: Irma Escamilla | Role: Producer
Name: Lu Cien Hioe | Role: Producer
Name: Pablo Miralles | Role: Producer
Name: Lisa Onodera | Role: Producer
Name: Tim Toyama | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Scott Nagatani | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Stacy Toyama | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Aaron I. Yamamoto | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Akeime Mitterlehner | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Andrea Finn | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Naomi Yoshida Rodriguez | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Emily Shizuno Angel | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Melissa Mariko Angel | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Patricia Angel-Smith | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Carla Butts | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kristin Chan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Nicole Colucci | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Bonnie Deal | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Gee Gee Fierro | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lorenzo Gonzales | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Deanne Johnson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Suzan Jones | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Anny Kim | Role: Makeup Department
Name: David Larson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Aneshia Levy | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Christina Ma | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Cathie McClellan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Nancy Mendoza | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Michi | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Carol Mitchell | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Michelle Mungcal | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Cynthia Nobriga | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jackie Phillips | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Delia Rodriguez | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Brittany Uribe | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Lori Uribe | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Janie Watanabe | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Linda Whang | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Zoey Wiesenborn | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kirsten Wray | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Greg Spence | Role: Production Manager
Name: Marcus Yasui | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Michael D. Gillis | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Pablo Miralles | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Nonie Perlas | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lon Takiguchi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ken Wada | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Joel Wang | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Derek Bjornsen | Role: Art Department
Name: Tom Donaldson | Role: Art Department
Name: Julia Englehorn | Role: Art Department
Name: David Fujishige | Role: Art Department
Name: John Fukumoto | Role: Art Department
Name: Andy Hammer | Role: Art Department
Name: Mas Ishihara | Role: Art Department
Name: Toshi Ishihara | Role: Art Department
Name: George Kitagawa | Role: Art Department
Name: Jennifer Mok | Role: Art Department
Name: Jack Natsuhara | Role: Art Department
Name: Ryan E. Nelson | Role: Art Department
Name: John Peacock | Role: Art Department
Name: Tad Shibata | Role: Art Department
Name: Aaron Staubach | Role: Art Department
Name: Brian Staubach | Role: Art Department
Name: Ken Takemoto | Role: Art Department
Name: Kats Uyeda | Role: Art Department
Name: Paul Wakabayashi | Role: Art Department
Name: Martin Weeks | Role: Art Department
Name: Pete Yagi | Role: Art Department
Name: Yumiko Dixon | Role: Art Department
Name: Mitsuharu Isa | Role: Art Department
Name: Kiyomi Kajiyama | Role: Art Department
Name: Roger Nakasone | Role: Art Department
Name: Wayne Nakasone | Role: Art Department
Name: Kirk Nishikawa | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Jeremy Balko | Role: Sound Department
Name: Curtis Choy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Freedman | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Holmes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Yoshi Irie | Role: Sound Department
Name: Young-kon Kim | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kaname Morishita | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shelley Roden | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jonathan Wales | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marcus Yasui | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Adam Hawkey | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kristin Johnson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Albert Mason | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Toby Annis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Armain Austin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alec Boehm | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Chin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Patrick B. Coate | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott Cramer | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ron Geary | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dean Hayasaka | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Steve Iriguchi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mitsuharu Isa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark K. Kuromoto | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tak Matsuda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ryan McCoy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Efrain Morales | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Michael Morales | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Morrison | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeff Murrell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roger Nakasone | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Nead | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Victoria Rodriguez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shane Sato | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Ulrich | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Jenny Murano Lounibos | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Melissa Bugarin | Role: Costume Department
Name: Matt Candito | Role: Costume Department
Name: Gary Castler | Role: Costume Department
Name: Londi Cawthorn | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rebecca Crompton | Role: Costume Department
Name: Gilberto Guzman | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kathy Hastings | Role: Costume Department
Name: Cynthia Hennon | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rodney Kageyama | Role: Costume Department
Name: Naomi Kajiyama | Role: Costume Department
Name: Suzy Katsuda | Role: Costume Department
Name: Vicki Kawamura | Role: Costume Department
Name: Daniella Kroehne | Role: Costume Department
Name: Albert Lau | Role: Costume Department
Name: LaVerne Laux | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kathy Yoon Lee | Role: Costume Department
Name: Gina Mandelli | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kathy Masaoka | Role: Costume Department
Name: Cathie McClellan | Role: Costume Department
Name: Patty Nagano | Role: Costume Department
Name: Steve Nagano | Role: Costume Department
Name: Miki Nishikawa | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kay Ochi | Role: Costume Department
Name: Mariko Oka | Role: Costume Department
Name: Dorothy Okura | Role: Costume Department
Name: Dori Quan | Role: Costume Department
Name: Al Shimizu | Role: Costume Department
Name: Anna Slader | Role: Costume Department
Name: Cheri Smith | Role: Costume Department
Name: Rosalina Smith | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lydia Tanji | Role: Costume Department
Name: Lindsay Tomita | Role: Costume Department
Name: Carol Toyama | Role: Costume Department
Name: Nathan Toyama | Role: Costume Department
Name: Paulette Uris | Role: Costume Department
Name: Susan Watanabe | Role: Costume Department
Name: William Wolak | Role: Costume Department
Name: Fumio Yoshida | Role: Costume Department
Name: Marchele Zolman | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Sarah Brockhoff | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Rosa Yang Kato | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Gordon Bash | Role: Music Department
Name: Kerry Carnahan | Role: Music Department
Name: Timo Chen | Role: Music Department
Name: Larry Dougherty | Role: Music Department
Name: Jason Fong | Role: Music Department
Name: Scott Fraser | Role: Music Department
Name: Ai Goeku | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Hagiwara | Role: Music Department
Name: Kym Hoy | Role: Music Department
Name: Linda Igarashi | Role: Music Department
Name: Lisa Joe | Role: Music Department
Name: Keiko Kawashima | Role: Music Department
Name: Kurt Kuniyoshi | Role: Music Department
Name: Scott Nagatani | Role: Music Department
Name: Shaun Shimoda | Role: Music Department
Name: Fusako Shiotani | Role: Music Department
Name: Tyler Tangalin | Role: Music Department
Name: Paul Wong | Role: Music Department
Name: Danny Yamamoto | Role: Music Department
Name: Marlene Mitsuko Yamane | Role: Music Department
Name: Kaname Morishita | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Anthony Sadao Angel | Role: Production Department
Name: Kathleen Kuwamoto Angel | Role: Production Department
Name: J. Stephen Brady | Role: Production Department
Name: Jeff Fukushima | Role: Production Department
Name: Kristen Hiraoka | Role: Production Department
Name: Christine Hwang | Role: Production Department
Name: Meg Imamoto | Role: Production Department
Name: Rodney Jao | Role: Production Department
Name: Erin Kane | Role: Production Department
Name: Hiroshi F. Kashiwagi | Role: Production Department
Name: Soji Kashiwagi | Role: Production Department
Name: Nelson Mashita | Role: Production Department
Name: Trevor Mckay | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Mourgides | Role: Production Department
Name: Nadine Nakano | Role: Production Department
Name: Cathy Fujishige O'Brien | Role: Production Department
Name: Ken Ochiai | Role: Production Department
Name: Lushun Quon | Role: Production Department
Name: Alexandria Reyes | Role: Production Department
Name: Zoey Rose | Role: Production Department
Name: Cindy Sakumoto | Role: Production Department
Name: Yuka Shirasuna | Role: Production Department
Name: Janet Song | Role: Production Department
Name: Steve Sue | Role: Production Department
Name: Marilyn Tokuda | Role: Production Department
Name: Amy H. Tung | Role: Production Department
Name: Shane Williamson | Role: Production Department
Name: Juliet Wong | Role: Production Department
Name: Mira Yong | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Ai Goeku | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: James Bradford Sivils | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Tom Calzia | Role: Transportation Department
Name: P. Gerald Knight | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Steve Shoemaker | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Matt Dingess | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susan Fukuda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ai Goeku | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Hagiwara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniel Hsia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marcia Isakari | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Soji Kashiwagi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dan Kwong | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dennis Mukai | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Darren Reyes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Racheal Rodriguez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Patti Sue | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Sue | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Irene Sumi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lisa A. Tromovitch | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bobby Umemoto | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rena Wiriaatmadja | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Heather Wood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kerry Yo Nakagawa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yoshio Be | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Amy Hill | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Darrell Kunitomi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Emily Kuroda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Helen Ota | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fusako Shiotani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Greg Spence | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Diana Toshiko | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stacy Toyama | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juliet Wong | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Linda Mabalot | Role: Thanks
Name: Jackie Shibata | Role: Thanks

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327949/videogallery/

United States: September 26, 2003 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: October 26, 2003 (Stockton, California)
United States: November 29, 2003 (Redondo Beach, California)
United States: January 10, 2004 (Orange, California)
United States: February 18, 2004 (Carolina Film and Video Festival)
United States: March 27, 2004 (Sacramento, California)
United States: April 3, 2004 (San Jose, California)
United States: April 22, 2004 (RiverRun International Film Festival)
South Korea: May 2004 (Busan Asian Short Film Festival)
Japan: July 2004 (Fukuoka Asian Film Festival)
Indonesia: September 2004 (Semarang International Film Festival)
Italy: October 2004 (Sport Movies & TV International Festival, Milan)
Canada: November 2004 (Vancouver Asian Film Festival)
Chile: November 2004 (Chilean International Short Film Festival)

Winner | 2004 | Stony Brook Film Festival | Best Short | Jury Award | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Nominee | 2006 | Northern California Area EMMY Awards | Emmy | Historical/Cultural - Program/Special | Chris Tashima, Tim Toyama, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | CINE Competition | CINE Golden Eagle | Independent (Unaffilliated) Division: Fiction, Short | Chris Tashima, Tim Toyama, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Tambay Film and Video Festival | Jury Award | Best Narrative Short Film | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | California Independent Film Festival | Slate Award | Best Short | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Crested Butte Reel Fest | Audience Award | Silver | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Marco Island Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Short Drama | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Rochester International Film Festival | Festival Trophy | Shoestring Award | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Thunderbird International Film Festival | Thunderbird Competition Prize | Best Director | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Thunderbird International Film Festival | Thunderbird Competition Prize | Best Production Design | Akeime Mitterlehner, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Thunderbird International Film Festival | Thunderbird Competition Prize | Professional Category: Short Drama | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Jackson Hole Film Festival | Cowboy Award | Best Screenplay | Chris Tashima, Tim Toyama, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Trenton Film Festival | Director's Award | Narrative Short - Best Cinematography | Stacy Toyama, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Carolina Film & Video Festival | Honorable Mention | Hair and Costume | Naomi Yoshida Rodriguez, Anny Kim, Jackie Phillips, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | New Haven Film Fest | Audience Choice Award | Best Dramatic Short, 2nd Place | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Sport Movies & Tv - Milano International FICTS Fest | Guirlande d'Honneur | Mention d'Honneur | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Columbus International Film and Animation Film Festival | Bronze Plaque Award | Short | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Columbus International Film and Animation Film Festival | Certificate of Excellence | Media of Print | Christopher Komuro, Susan Fukuda, Dennis Mukai, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Sacramento GAFFERS | Festival Prize | Outstanding Director (Short) | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Nominee | 2004 | USA Film Festival | First Place | Fiction | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Telly Awards | Bronze Telly | Entertainment | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Roxbury International Film Festival | Technical Excellence in Filmmaking | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Aurora Awards | Platinum Best of Show | Short Film | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Nominee | 2004 | Durango Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Live Action Short | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Accolade Competition | Award of Excellence | Short Film | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Nominee | 2004 | RiverRun International Film Festival | Jury Prize | Best Live Action Short | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Rochester International Film Festival | Festival Trophy | Best of the Fest | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Nominee | 2004 | International Family Film Festival | Film Award | Best Short Drama | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Nominee | 2004 | St. Louis International Film Festival | Best Short Award | Live Action | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Nominee | 2004 | Temecula Valley International Film Festival | Jury Award | Best Short Film | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Nominee | 2004 | Palm Beach International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Jury Prize | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence
Winner | 2004 | Crested Butte Reel Fest | Grand Prix | Chris Tashima, Day of Independence

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