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Bird of Passage

Name: Bird of Passage
Duration: 10 min

Martin Defalco

1966 | 10 min

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A young Japanese-Canadian businessman, now established in Montréal, recalls the time during World War II when the Japanese-Canadian community of Canada's west coast was uprooted and moved inland. There are some flashbacks to the events he describes, but the film is mainly about his home and family life in Montréal and his successful career as a chemical engineer.

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director

Martin Defalco
editing

Martin Defalco
producer

Joseph Koenig
script

Jesse Nishihata

Strowan Robertson
photography

Robert Nichol
sound editing

John Knight
re-recording

Ron Alexander
narrator

Douglas Rain

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