Japanese American filmmaker Kerwin Berk plans to premiere his latest film “Kikan – the Homecoming†Aug. 18 in San Francisco’s Japantown. Set in the 1940s, Berk tells the story of Jimmy Ibata (Ryan Takemiya), a Japanese American soldier returning to America after fighting in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. “Kikan†features a multi-generational cast of Japanese Americans directed by the director of “The Virtues of Corned Beef Hash†and “Infinity & Chashu Ramen,†two films predominantly set in the ethnic enclave. The Nichi Bei Weekly interviewed Berk, a Sansei, about his latest film.
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