Sleeping Tigers: The Asahi Baseball Story
This feature-length documentary tells the story of the Asahi baseball team. In pre-World War II Vancouver, the team was unbeatable, winning the Pacific Northwest Championship for five straight years. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, all persons of Japanese descent in Canada were sent to internment camps. The former Asahi members survived by playing ball. Their passion was contagious and soon other players joined in, among them RCMP officials and local townspeople. As a result, the games helped break down racial and cultural barriers. This remarkable story is told with a combination of archival footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.
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This feature-length documentary tells the story of the Asahi baseball team. In pre-World War II Vancouver, the team was unbeatable, winning the Pacific Northwest Championship for five straight years. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, all persons of Japanese descent in Canada were sent to internment camps. The former Asahi members survived by playing ball. Their passion was contagious and soon other players joined in, among them RCMP officials and local townspeople. As a result, the games helped break down racial and cultural barriers. This remarkable story is told with a combination of archival footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactments.
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writerJari Osborne
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directorJari Osborne
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producerKaren King-Chigbo
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narratorRobert Ito
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editorRicardo Acosta
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additional editingSteve Weslak
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director of photographyMichael Grippo
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sound designAlan Geldart
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original musicGuy Zerafa
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sound recordistJim Ursulak
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production supervisorKemp Archibald
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assistant production supervisorMark Wilson
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production administrative assistantNadine Simunic
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visual researcherTanya Fleet
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additional cameraKwoi Gin
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Jib operatorPeter Wiltshire
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additional sound recordistIan ChallisDon GrundstenJason MilliganSanjay MehtaSylvain Bellemare
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unit administratorIda Di Fruscia
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assistant unit administratorJoanne Forrest
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consultantNorah Wakula
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re-recording mixerSteve MunroTimothy Mehlenbacher
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narration recordingTimothy Mehlenbacher
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online editorDan Johnston
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colouristDebbie Gaysinsky
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foley artistSid Lieberman
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Rostrum cameraRenaldo De Souza
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title designWilliam Cameron
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production managerAnita Lee
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art directorRobyn Badger
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costume designerMaia Daniel
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assistant costume designerRobert Daniel
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costume graphicsRobert Daniel
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makeup artistLisa Brown
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production assistantShameema SoniRichard LeBlanc
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assistant sound editorPatricia Quintanilla
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apprentice editorBrian Katugampola
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additional archival researchTom Hawthorn
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research assistantHowie Shia
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storyboard illustratorMark Ciale
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title calligraphyPaul K. Omoto
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stills photographerStéphane GagnonVincenzo Pietropaolo
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senior producerSilva Basmajian
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executive producerLouise LoreSylvia Sweeney
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actorBryce DavieChris MortonTrevor Jey ShimizuMike TakahashiTed WakabayashiSamuel YamadaChardin Jarret-AmorBen McPheeAaron PittsJames RutherfordTroy WestonSano Erik Liyoshi
