Lane Nishikawa is a

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actor, filmmaker, playwright and

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who was born in

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, and is ''

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'' (third generation Japanese American).Kim, Esther. (2006). His work often deals with

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history and identity issues. He is widely known for many one-man shows, including ''Life in the Fast Lane'', ''I'm on a Mission From Buddha'', ''Mifune and Me'' and others. In 2005 he directed and played the lead role for the independent feature film, '' Only the Brave'', a fictional account of the rescue of the Lost Battalion by the 100th Infantry Battalion/

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. He has also written and directed two short films about World War II

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s, ''Forgotten Valor'' and ''When We Were Warriors''. Nishikawa has a long history in Asian-American theater, having served as

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for the

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, for 10 seasons. He was co-artistic director of the Eureka Theatre and resident director at the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival.

Honors

*Profiles of Excellence Award – ABC-TV *Harvard Foundation Honoree *Ruby Yoshino Schaar Playwright Award – National JACL * NEA Solo Performance Fellowship

Notes

External links

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Lane Nishikawa bio on onlythebravemovie.com
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