Japanese War Brides

Nine to Noon talks with filmmakers Karen Kasmauski and Lucy Craft about their film Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight: The Japanese War Brides. Along with Kathryn Tolbert, they trace their mothers' tumultuous journey to America as the young wives of US soldiers and civilians.

Filmmakers Karen Kasmauski, Lucy Craft & Kathryn Tolbert

1945 Servicemen flirting with local girls

1946 GIs with Geisha girls night club

1951 Girls working at the exchange

1952 Bill Hiroko Kathryn

1953 Hiroko with cat

1955 Mrs. Robert C. Smith teaches bride school Camp Otsu Japan

1955 Easter

1960 Christmas

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