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Based on a true story of a guard at a Japanese-American internment camp during World War II who dreams of being a major league baseball player.
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American Pastime takes a Japanese perspective on the events of World War II, making it a cinematic cousin of Clint Eastwood's Letters From Iwo Jima. Most of the events take place after the war has finished, and revolve around a group of Japanese-Americans who faced prejudice and scorn in the U.S. Fortunately, their love of baseball goes a long way to repairing Japanese and American relations.
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