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Release Year1978
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
Genres—
Votes1
DirectorPaul Stanley
WritersWakako Yamauchi
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known AsAnd the Soul Shall Dance
About And the Soul Shall Dance
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
Directed by Paul Stanley, And the Soul Shall Dance leans on a strong ensemble — Denice Kumagai, Pat Li, Haunani Minn — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about screen titles of 1978.
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