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The Child on the Battleship Yamato

As the Japanese battleship Yamato steams towards the island of Okinawa in the closing months of World War II, a naval officer on board makes an unexpected discovery among the stores of rice, leeks, and pickled radishes. A child has stowed away there, hoping to return to her mother on Okinawa. His reluctant decision to protect her prompts a voyage of inner discovery and stirs emotions as deep as the seas that threaten to swallow his “unsinkable” ship.Recorded live in performance at the Doubletree Guest Suites, Santa Monica, in July 1995.Directed by MakoProducing Director Susan Albert LoewenbergJune Angela as Maiko OoshiroFrancois Chau as Chef Koukichi TsujiShizuko Hoshi as Ichikawa’s daughter Maiko Jim Ishida as Broadcasting Station ChiefDana Lee as Captain ArigaJames Saito as Leading Seaman Eiichi KondoShaun Shimoda as Boy Seaman TakeoB.D. Wong as Sub-Lieutenant Takeshi IchikawaKeone Young as Old IchikawaAssociate Producer: Robert RobinsonRadio Producer: Raymond GuarnaFoley Artist: Amy Strong