SAM KIMURA is an elderly veteran and war hero from World War II, living alone and hardened against the world.  He has not spoken to his family for over fifty years, but remains haunted by a longing for things lost decades ago.  Sam stands with the “old guard” of the Japanese American Citizens League, who condemned those who resisted the draft during World War II or showed any other sign of disloyalty to the United States.  But a surprise visit from a stranger, just after the events of 9/11, rekindles memories, and Sam rediscovers things he once knew, and learns new inf