The story of Japanese-American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II
A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Grayson who shares common prejudices of the time. The 442nd serve in Italy, then France, distinguishing themselves in skirmishes and battles; gradually and naturally, Grayson's prejudices evaporate with dawning realization that his men are better soldiers than he is.
Go for Broke! (1951) is a drama, war and history film directed by Robert Pirosh, released on May 4, 1951 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Van Johnson, Lane Nakano, George Miki and Akira Fukunaga. Viewers rate it 5.9 out of 10 across 27 ratings.
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Van Johnson
as Michael Grayson
Lane Nakano
as Sam
George Miki
as Chick
Akira Fukunaga
as Frank
Ken K. Okamoto
as Kaz
Henry Oyasato
as Ohhara
Harry Hamada
as Masami
Henry Nakamura
as Tommy
Warner Anderson
as Charles Pence
Don Haggerty
as Wilson Culley
Gianna Maria Canale
as Rosina
Dan Riss
as Captain Solari
Directed by Robert Pirosh, written by Robert Pirosh, produced by Dore Schary.
Average viewer score of 5.9/10 from 27 ratings.
As wartime propaganda exercises go, I thought this to be one of the better and often quite funny features. It celebrates the achievements the 442nd - a regiment formed of Japanese American soldiers and commanded, somewhat reluctantly, by “Grayson” (Van Johnson). Like many, even most, in the US Army he was sceptical of the skills and the loyalties of this band of squaddies, and his disdain was barely hidden towards…
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Go for Broke! (1951) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, Pure Flix, Fandor Amazon Channel, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, FILMBOX+ Now Amazon Channel, Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Go for Broke! (1951) includes Van Johnson, Lane Nakano, George Miki, Akira Fukunaga and Ken K. Okamoto. The film was directed by Robert Pirosh. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Go for Broke! was released on May 4, 1951 and runs for 1h 32m.
Go for Broke! (1951) holds an average rating of 5.9 out of 10 from 27 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, war and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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