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Little Tokyo, U.S.A. is a american film of genre Drama directed by Otto Brower released in USA on 8 july 1942 with Preston Foster
Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (1942)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 8 july 1942
Length 1h4
Directed by Otto Brower
OriginUSA
Themes Political films
Rating53%
Little Tokyo, U.S.A. is a 1942 American film, produced during World War II widely considered at its release and now as a piece of anti-Japanese propaganda.
Synopsis
The story, set in late 1941, follows Los Angeles cop Michael Steele (Preston Foster) as he investigates a series of crimes involving the local Japanese American community.Actors
Preston Foster
(Michael Steele)
Brenda Joyce
(Maris Hanover)
Harold Huber
(Ito Takimura)
June Duprez
(Teru)
Abner Biberman
(Satsuma)
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