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"ONLY THE BRAVE" is the first motion picture about the 100th/442nd as seen through the eyes of the men who lived it. Written and directed by award-winning playwright Lane Nishikawa, the story was based on the actual experiences of his three Nisei uncles who served in the 100th/442nd ‚ as well as other veterans who shared their memories with him over the years.

The film captures the personal tragedies and sacrifices of the soldiers ‚ played by Jason Scott Lee, Mark Dacascos, Yuji Okumoto, Greg Watanabe and Ken Narasaki ‚ during the final days of their rescue of the Texas "Lost Battalion" (represented by Jeff Fahey and Guy Ecker).

Nishikawa also stars as the platoon leader, who is haunted by the death of his father (Pat Noriyuki Morita) and the hardships on the wives and girlfriends left behind (Tamlyn Tomita and Emily Liu).

A Mission From Buddha Production, "ONLY THE BRAVE" was produced by Karen Criswell, Eric Hayashi, and Jay Koiwai and funded in part by grants from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program and donations from families of veterans who served in the 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service ‚ spearheaded by the National Japanese American Historical Society.

This long overdue film has been endorsed by U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye (a WWII veteran and Medal of Honor recipient who lost an arm while serving with the 100th/442nd), U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka, U.S. Congressman Ed Case, and such organizations as the 100th/442nd Veterans Associations of America, the Japanese American Citizens League, the Organization of Chinese Americans, the Japanese American National Museum and the Go For Broke Educational Foundation.