George Takei's Allegiance

2016
2h 10m

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8.3/10

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George Takei, Lea Salonga, Michael K. Lee, Telly Leung, and Katie Rose Clarke in George Takei's Allegiance (2016)

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A Broadway musical about the impact of forced internment of Japanese families during WWII. Much of the story is based on George Takei's actual experiences as a young boy in the internment ca... Read allA Broadway musical about the impact of forced internment of Japanese families during WWII. Much of the story is based on George Takei's actual experiences as a young boy in the internment camps.A Broadway musical about the impact of forced internment of Japanese families during WWII. Much of the story is based on George Takei's actual experiences as a young boy in the internment camps.

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IMDb RATING

8.3/10

290

YOUR RATING

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10maureenesimon

A must see!

What a wonderful way to portray the lives of people who are faced with an unbelievable reality. It is warm, compelling, fun, and a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours. The tough decisions, family love, challenges and daily life of these Americans is beautifully believable. It is a story that needs to be shared and re-shared for years to come.

10kateswafford

A real must-see!

I loved this movie! It made me laugh, it made me cry, parts of it made me so angry! This is a story that everyone should see. We need to make sure that it never happens again! The acting was excellent. The songs were very moving. As soon as it was over, I wanted to see it again. I want to take my grandchildren to see it.

10viva_ifafa

A show that every American should see!

Allegiance tells the story of Japanese-Americans who were removed from their homes and taken to internment camps across the United States, simply because they looked like the people who had bombed Pearl Harbor. Fear and paranoia drove feelings in that time and led to an action that is now seen as shameful. I pray that cooler minds prevail nowadays, so that this atrocity is not repeated.

10melissa-78638

Should be required viewing in all schools!

This topic is important for all Americans to be aware of. We interred our own citizens simply because of where they or their ancestors were born. Watching this play or movie (hopefully it will be on DVD some day!) bring the issue to life. It's not a paragraph in a boring history book. It's real, it's tangible. My 14-year-old cried. Please show this to your children.

10ktln-96239

Amazing that we aren't taught about this

I saw Allegiance the first time it was released to theatres. Such a powerful movie. There was humor, beautiful songs, and I cried more than a few tears. Allegiance portrays so many aspects of what happened to Japanese-Americans during World War II that we never learned about in school. It should become a unit of study in American History in every school. I'm extremely glad George decided to bring Allegiance to life. Society must learns from horrible actions like these or they will happen again in subsequent generations.

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Trivia
Screenings on February 19, 2017, in movie theaters nationwide, commemorating the 75th anniversary of presidential order for internment of Japanese and Japanese/Americans, in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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The title card states that only one character is based on a real person: Mike Masaoka. Two other real persons are depicted: Ben Masaoka, Mike's brother who was killed in combat, and Dillon Myer, the head of the War Relocation Authority.