And the Soul Shall Dance

Overview

Originally staged by the East West Players, pioneering author Wakako Yamauchi's adaptation of her award-winning play, “And the Soul Shall Dance,” for KCET’s Hollywood Television Theatre is a poetic, haunting drama that reveals the hardships Japanese Americans faced during the Great Depression. Set in California’s Imperial Valley, Yamauchi's moving work explores the lives of two farming families as they struggle to make ends meet and assimilate in a so-called land of opportunity defined by systemic racism. - Mark Quigley, UCLA Film & Television Archive

Cast

Denice Kumagai

Masako

Pat Li

Hana Murata

Haunani Minn

Emiko Oka

Sab Shimono

Murata

Yuki Shimoda

Oka

Diane Takei

Kiyoko