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Day of Independence (2003) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Chris Tashima

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Chris Tashima ... (writer)
Tim Toyama ... (writer)

Cast (in credits order)  

Derek Mio ... Zip
Marcus Toji ... Hog
Alan Muraoka ... Father
Keiko Kawashima ... Mother
Chris Tashima ... The Umpire
Gina Hiraizumi ... Rose
Ulysses Lee ... Tad
Jonathan Okui ... Satch
Diana Toshiko ... Betty
Sarah Chang ... Sadie
Julie Tofukuji Julie Tofukuji ... Mimi
Lisa Joe Lisa Joe ... Frances
Dean Komure Dean Komure ... Spectator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Henry Isakari Henry Isakari ... Mr. Hagiwara
Marcia Isakari Marcia Isakari ... Mrs. Hagiwara
Lena Nakashima Lena Nakashima ... Mary
Kathleen Kuwamoto Angel Kathleen Kuwamoto Angel ... Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Melissa Bugarin Melissa Bugarin ... Nurse (uncredited)
Tom Donaldson Tom Donaldson ... Camp Director (uncredited)
David Fujishige David Fujishige ... Issei Man (uncredited)
Susan Haruye Susan Haruye ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Kerri Higuchi Kerri Higuchi ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Yoko Ibuki Yoko Ibuki ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Emily Kuroda ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Sarah Moser Sarah Moser ... Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Deborah Nishimura Deborah Nishimura ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Ricky Pak ... Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Alden Ray ... Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Ernest Shaun Reyes ... Swing Dancer (uncredited)
Sab Shimono ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Fusako Shiotani ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Ryan Suda Ryan Suda ... Desert Carp Player (uncredited)
Tyler Tangalin Tyler Tangalin ... National Anthem Clarinet Player (uncredited)
Tamlyn Tomita ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Carol Toyama Carol Toyama ... Camp Secretary (uncredited)
Tim Toyama Tim Toyama ... Painter (uncredited)
Greg Watanabe Greg Watanabe ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Paul Wong ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Ping Wu ... Choir Member (uncredited)
Kerry Yo Nakagawa Kerry Yo Nakagawa ... Desert Carp Manager (uncredited)

Produced by 

Chris Donahue ... executive producer
Irma Escamilla ... associate producer
Lu Cien Hioe ... line producer
Pablo Miralles ... co-producer
Lisa Onodera ... producer
Tim Toyama ... executive producer

Music by 

Scott Nagatani

Cinematography by 

Stacy Toyama

Editing by 

Aaron Yamamoto ... (as Aaron I. Yamamoto)

Production Design by 

Akeime Mitterlehner

Art Direction by 

Andrea Finn

Costume Design by 

Naomi Yoshida Rodriguez ... (as Naomi Yoshida)

Makeup Department 

Emily Shizuno Angel ... background hairstylist: Stockton
Melissa Mariko Angel ... background hairstylist: Stockton
Patricia Angel-Smith ... background hairstylist: Los Angeles / background hairstylist: Stockton
Carla Butts ... hair / makeup
Kristin Chan ... makeup assistant: Stockton
Nicole Colucci ... assistant makeup
Bonnie Deal ... wig stylist
Gee Gee Fierro ... background hairstylist: Stockton
Lorenzo Gonzales ... background hairstylist: Stockton
Deanne Johnson ... background hairstylist: Los Angelesbackground hairstylist: Los Angeles
Suzan Jones ... assistant makeup (as Susan Jones)
Anny Kim ... key hair stylist
David Larson ... background hairstylist: Los Angeles / wig stylist
Aneshia Levy ... makeup artist
Christina Ma ... wig stylist (as Christina Souza Ma)
Cathie McClellan ... background hairstylist: Stockton
Nancy Mendoza ... background hairstylist: Los Angeles
Michi ... background hairstylist: Stockton
Carol Mitchell ... hair stylist
Carol Mitchell ... background hairstylist: Los Angeles
Carol Mitchell ... hair stylist
Michelle Mungcal ... makeup
Cynthia Nobriga ... assistant makeup
Jackie Phillips ... key background hair stylist
Delia Rodriguez ... background hairstylist: Los Angeles
Brittany Uribe ... background hairstylist: Stockton
Lori Uribe ... background hairstylist: Stockton
Janie Watanabe ... background hairstylist: Stockton
Linda Whang ... key makeup artist
Zoey Wiesenborn ... assistant hair / assistant makeup
Kirsten Wray ... makeup assistant: Stockton

Production Management 

Greg Spence ... post-production supervisor
Marcus Yasui ... production associate

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Michael D. Gillis ... second assistant director: Stockton
Pablo Miralles ... second unit director
Nonie Perlas ... additional second assistant director: Stockton
Lon Takiguchi ... second assistant director
Ken Wada ... first assistant director
Joel Wang ... first assistant director: second unit / second assistant director

Art Department 

Derek Bjornsen ... construction coordinator
Tom Donaldson ... lead carpenter: Stockton
Julia Englehorn ... lead carpenter: Stockton
David Fujishige ... set construction: Stockton
John Fukumoto ... set construction: Stockton
Andy Hammer ... assistant art director
Mas Ishihara ... set construction: Stockton
Toshi Ishihara ... set construction: Stockton
George Kitagawa ... set construction: Stockton
Jennifer Mok ... greensperson
Jack Natsuhara ... set construction: Stockton
Ryan E. Nelson ... set constructor
John Peacock ... carpenter: Los Angeles
Tad Shibata ... set construction: Stockton
Aaron Staubach ... swing: Los Angeles
Brian Staubach ... swing: Los Angeles
Ken Takemoto ... set dresser
Kats Uyeda ... set construction: Stockton
Paul Wakabayashi ... set construction: Stockton
Martin Weeks ... lead carpenter: Los Angeles
Pete Yagi ... set construction: Stockton
Yumiko Dixon ... set pre-fabrication (uncredited)
Mitsuharu Isa ... set pre-fabrication (uncredited)
Kiyomi Kajiyama ... set pre-fabrication (uncredited)
Roger Nakasone ... set pre-fabrication (uncredited)
Wayne Nakasone ... set pre-fabrication (uncredited)
Kirk Nishikawa ... set pre-fabrication (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Jeremy Balko ... foley recordist
Curtis Choy ... sound mixer (as Curtis X. Choy)
Alan Freedman ... adr mixer
David Holmes ... boom operator
Yoshi Irie ... sound utility
Young-kon Kim ... playback operator / sound utility
Kaname Morishita ... sound utility
Shelley Roden ... foley artist
Jonathan Wales ... re-recording mixer
Marcus Yasui ... audio playback (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Adam Hawkey ... lead compositor: iO Film
Kristin Johnson ... matte painter
Albert Mason ... visual effects producer

Camera and Electrical Department 

Toby Annis ... grip
Armain Austin ... camera assistant: Stockton
Alec Boehm ... first assistant camera
Michael Chin ... director of photography: second unit
Patrick B. Coate ... assistant camera
Scott Cramer ... electric: Stockton
Ron Geary ... grip
Dean Hayasaka ... assistant camera: second unit / second unit assistant camera
Steve Iriguchi ... key grip (as Steve 'Gooch' Iriguchi)
Mitsuharu Isa ... electrics assistant: Los Angeles
Mark K. Kuromoto ... grip: Los Angeles (as Mark Kuramoto)
Tak Matsuda ... best boy electric
Ryan McCoy ... second assistant camera
Efrain Morales ... electrics assistant: Los Angeles
John Michael Morales ... grip: Los Angeles
David Morrison ... grip: Los Angeles
Jeff Murrell ... gaffer: Los Angeles
Roger Nakasone ... electrics assistant: Los Angeles
Thomas Nead ... gaffer: Stockton
Victoria Rodriguez ... electric: Stockton
Shane Sato ... still photographer
Greg Ulrich ... assistant camera

Casting Department 

Jenny Murano Lounibos ... background casting: Stockton (as Jenny Murano)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Melissa Bugarin ... costumer: Stockton
Matt Candito ... costumer: Stockton
Gary Castler ... wardrobe assistant
Londi Cawthorn ... draper
Rebecca Crompton ... draper
Gilberto Guzman ... vintage baseball uniforms tailored by
Kathy Hastings ... costumer: Stockton
Cynthia Hennon ... costumer: Stockton
Rodney Kageyama ... wardrobe assistant
Naomi Kajiyama ... wardrobe assistant
Suzy Katsuda ... wardrobe assistant
Vicki Kawamura ... costumer: Stockton
Daniella Kroehne ... wardrobe assistant
Albert Lau ... wardrobe assistant
LaVerne Laux ... draper
Kathy Yoon Lee ... draper
Gina Mandelli ... wardrobe assistant
Kathy Masaoka ... wardrobe assistant
Cathie McClellan ... costumer: Stockton
Patty Nagano ... wardrobe assistant
Steve Nagano ... wardrobe assistant
Miki Nishikawa ... wardrobe assistant
Kay Ochi ... wardrobe assistant
Mariko Oka ... wardrobe assistant
Dorothy Okura ... wardrobe assistant
Dori Quan ... set costumer
Al Shimizu ... wardrobe assistant
Anna Slader ... costumer: Stockton
Cheri Smith ... costumer: Stockton
Rosalina Smith ... draper
Lydia Tanji ... costumer: Stockton
Lindsay Tomita ... wardrobe assistant
Carol Toyama ... wardrobe assistant
Nathan Toyama ... wardrobe assistant
Paulette Uris ... assistant costume designer
Susan Watanabe ... costumer: Stockton
William Wolak ... costumer: Stockton
Fumio Yoshida ... wardrobe assistant
Marchele Zolman ... wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department 

Sarah Brockhoff ... assistant editor

Location Management 

Rosa Yang Kato ... location manager (as Rosa Yang Kato)

Music Department 

Gordon Bash ... studio musician: bass
Kerry Carnahan ... studio singer
Timo Chen ... music producer / studio musician: guitar
Larry Dougherty ... studio musician: saxaphone
Jason Fong ... studio singer
Scott Fraser ... song recording & mixing
Ai Goeku ... studio singer
Michael Hagiwara ... studio singer
Kym Hoy ... singer: original song
Linda Igarashi ... studio singer
Lisa Joe ... studio musician: flute
Keiko Kawashima ... studio singer
Kurt Kuniyoshi ... studio singer
Scott Nagatani ... studio musician: keyboards/piano
Shaun Shimoda ... studio singer
Fusako Shiotani ... studio singer
Tyler Tangalin ... studio musician: clarinet
Paul Wong ... studio singer
Danny Yamamoto ... studio musician: drums
Marlene Mitsuko Yamane ... studio singer
Lisa Joe ... choir director (uncredited)
Kaname Morishita ... music production assistant (uncredited)
Scott Nagatani ... music supervisor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Ai Goeku ... script supervisor
James Bradford Sivils ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Tom Calzia ... driver
P. Gerald Knight ... transportation coordinator
Steve Shoemaker ... driver

Additional Crew 

Anthony Sadao Angel ... production assistant
Kathleen Kuwamoto Angel ... production assistant (as Kathleen R. Kuwamoto Angel)
J. Stephen Brady ... production assistant
Matt Dingess ... baseball player coordinator: Stockton
Susan Fukuda ... logo/graphic design
Jeff Fukushima ... production assistant
Ai Goeku ... choreographers assistant
Michael Hagiwara ... choreographer
Kristen Hiraoka ... production assistant
Daniel Hsia ... pre-production assistant
Christine Hwang ... production assistant
Meg Imamoto ... production assistant
Marcia Isakari ... physician: Stockton (as Marcia Isakari M.D.)
Rodney Jao ... production assistant
Erin Kane ... set production assistant
Hiroshi F. Kashiwagi ... production assistant
Soji Kashiwagi ... production assistant / publicity writer
Dan Kwong ... technical advisor: baseball
Nelson Mashita ... production assistant
Trevor Mckay ... production assistant (as Trevor McKay Smith)
Michael Mourgides ... set production assistant
Dennis Mukai ... one-sheet design/photography
Nadine Nakano ... office production assistant
Cathy Fujishige O'Brien ... office production assistant
Ken Ochiai ... production assistant
Lushun Quon ... production assistant
Alexandria Reyes ... office production assistant
Darren Reyes ... craft service
Racheal Rodriguez ... development director
Zoey Rose ... production assistant (as Zac Sanford)
Cindy Sakumoto ... production assistant
Yuka Shirasuna ... production coordinator
Janet Song ... production assistant
Patti Sue ... craft service
Steve Sue ... craft service / production coordinator
Irene Sumi ... craft service
Marilyn Tokuda ... production assistant
Lisa A. Tromovitch ... key directors assistant
Amy H. Tung ... set production assistant (as Amy Hong-Man Tung)
Bobby Umemoto ... technical advisor: baseball
Shane Williamson ... office production assistant
Rena Wiriaatmadja-Nelson ... office coordinator
Juliet Wong ... production assistant
Heather Wood ... choreographers assistant
Kerry Yo Nakagawa ... consultant: Japanese American baseball history
Mira Yong ... production coordinator
Yoshio Be ... background voices (uncredited)
Amy Hill ... background voices (uncredited)
Darrell Kunitomi ... background voices (uncredited)
Emily Kuroda ... background voices (uncredited)
Helen Ota ... background voices (uncredited)
Fusako Shiotani ... background voices (uncredited)
Greg Spence ... background voices (uncredited)
Diana Toshiko ... dance captain (uncredited)
Stacy Toyama ... background voices (uncredited)
Juliet Wong ... background voices (uncredited)

Thanks 

Linda Mabalot ... in memoriam
Jackie Shibata ... in memoriam

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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