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Little Iron Men is a new movie that recounts the true events surrouding a lost battalion of American soldiers trapped two miles behind German lines and the Japanese-American unit, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, that sets out to save them. Facing a determined German defense and a prejudice that has forced their families into American internment camps, Sergeant Takashi Senzaki and his platoon must overcome impossible odds in order to gain the respect of America and find meaning in their sacrifice. Stay posted to the official site for news, updates and more.
Written by Jesse Kobayashi
A film about the true story rescue of the 1st battalion, 141st regiment during World War II. Featuring the true life characters of Captain Joseph Byrne and the Nisei soldiers Barney Hajiro, Mutt Sakumoto, Henry "Hank" Nakada, Takeyasu Onaga, Nobuo Amakawa and Bill Kochiyama.
Over the past five years, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team has been the subject of several small, independent films. As promising as that may be, no film has possessed the momentum and support of both the Japanese-American and Hollywood communities. Without both, the story of your service and sacrifice will fail to reach the national audience it deserves. LITTLE IRON MEN will be the first 442nd film supported by a major movie studio, providing nationwide distribution without compromising the Japanese-American perspective vital to this story. Beginning with the battle for Biffontaine and ending with the November 12th medal ceremony with General Dahlquist, LITTLE IRON MEN is a 105-page screenplay culminating three years of research utilizing the tremendous database of Go For Broke interviews and hundreds of military and personal documents. The script has already garnered the interest of Executive Producer Howard Kazanjian. Responsible for both the STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES movies, Mr. Kazanjian will be instrumental in bringing this project to the major studios. The story of LITTLE IRON MEN takes on a great, personal significance for me as my father was in the Rowher internment camp and my Uncle (Takashi Kobayashi) served in the 442nd (Anti-Tank). For years, I have been filled with a strong conviction that this is my story to tell as a director in order to maintain the accuracy and Japanese-American perspective.