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MIS Human Secret Weapon

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Japan, United States · 2012
1h 40m
Director Junichi Suzuki
Starring
Genre Documentary

When the US Army realized its deficiencies in intelligence operations against Japan in WWII, Japanese Americans were secretly trained to be soldiers of the Military Intelligence Service. They showed their patriotism to US, the nation that had caged their families in the internment camps by choosing to fight against the same race. Not only had they tremendously contributed to America's victory, but also to the successful recovery of Japan using their skill in language. However, the US government had kept their existence as a top secret. Who were these soldiers whom called the Human Secret Weapon?

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Slant Magazine by

The documentary necessitates a degree of respect and sensitivity that makes it difficult to stress how bad it is.

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Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein

The accompanying trove of archival footage and photos, however, helps break the occasional monotony; the juxtaposition of these elderly vets with snapshots of their 1940s-era, uniformed selves is always affecting.