

When a Japanese pilot crash-lands on the tiny remote Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau, he is met with courtesy and traditional Hawaiian hospitality from the locals - until they discover he was part of the recent attack on Pearl Harbor. Soon the community is split between those of Japanese ancestry who support the pilot and those of Hawaiian ancestry who oppose them.
Production
Shot on location with meticulous 1940s period detail throughout.
Acting
Fukushima's pilot conveys desperation without begging sympathy.
Writing
Refuses easy villains — everyone acts from understandable fear.
Director
Gabriel Robertson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ni'ihau remains Hawaii's 'forbidden island' — privately owned and largely closed to outsiders, making location shooting nearly impossible.
The real 'Ni'ihau Incident' was classified for decades because military officials feared it would fuel internment camp support.