And the Soul Shall Dance

The story

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 & crew

Denice KumagaiMasako

Pat Li

Pat LiHana Murata

Haunani Minn

Haunani MinnEmiko Oka

Sab ShimonoMurata

Yuki ShimodaOka

Diane Takei

Diane TakeiKiyoko