Nisei
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A Nisei (second generation Japanese American) optometrist (Frank Sakamoto, O.D.) confronts racism and questions of identity while living in Chicago. The film was made by Lee Wesley (himself a Sansei, or third generation Japanese American) when he was a student at Columbia College.
Credits
Lee Wesley (director); Lee Wesley (writer); Lee Wesley (editor); Lee Wesley (camera); Brian Farr (cinematographer); Frank Sakamoto (actor); James Granacki (actor); Tracy Tanaka (actor); Noell Sandelius (actor); Lorri Berquist (actor)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Lee Wesley Collection
Notes: Features Sakamoto's real optometry business at 5423 N Clark Street in Andersonville. Other Clark Street businesses seen are Uptown Animal Hospital, Harriet's, and O.M. Nordling Jeweler.
Subjects: Racism; Japanese Americans; Optometry; Winter
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Lakeview; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Edgewater
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 200 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/43053
Notes: Features Sakamoto's real optometry business at 5423 N Clark Street in Andersonville. Other Clark Street businesses seen are Uptown Animal Hospital, Harriet's, and O.M. Nordling Jeweler.
Subjects: Racism; Japanese Americans; Optometry; Winter
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Lakeview; North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago > Edgewater
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 200 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/43053
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:26