In late October 1944, Japanese American soldiers in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team were ordered into the rugged Vosges Mountains in eastern France.

Many of the soldiers in the 442nd had volunteered from stateside concentration camps where their families had been imprisoned after President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066.

Their mission was to reach roughly 275 soldiers in the 36th Infantry's "Alamo Regiment" which had been cut off and surrounded by elite German fighting forces in the dense, foggy terrain.

After five days of brutal and relentless fighting, I Company finally broke through the German defenses and rescued the 211 remaining soldiers in the "Lost Battalion."

The cost was high.

The 442nd suffered more than 800 casualties.

I Company began the assault with 185 men.

Only eight men were left standing ...

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The courage and sacrifice of I Company and the 442nd RCT must not be forgotten. The time to tell their story is right now.

Following the success of our 2024 film Kintsukuroi - which has connected with audiences at over 100 community screenings and raised more than $40,000 for local temples, churches, and Nikkei organizations - Ikeibi Films is proud to present our next feature project: I Company.

We are currently filming on location throughout Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. A historical epic of this magnitude requires collective support, and we hope you will stand with us.

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