Looks like a pretty good independent effort.
Website with trailer
http://www.littleironmen.com/
Jist of the plot -
Tak and the other men of the 442nd were ordered to rescue the “Lost Battalion,” men from the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry of the 36th "Texas" Division. The Texans had advanced beyond their lines and found themselves surrounded by German troops. Other American units had tried to rescue them with no success. The situation was getting grim. A desperate communication received from the Texans said, "No rations, no water, no contact with headquarters…four litter cases." For five full days the Texans had no food at all.
Fighting was hand-to-hand, head-to-head, tree-to-tree and an inferno of grenade and small-arms fire. Tak’s unit lost both their platoon and assistant platoon leaders and most of their men. With only eight men, Tak took charge. Five surviving members of the 2nd Platoon joined them. Known for his keen sense of direction, Tak avoided contact with the Germans by staying off the main trail. It was two of his men who made first contact with the beleaguered Lost Battalion. Major Claude D. Roscoe of the Lost Battalion recalled, "The first man I met of the 442nd was Tech Sgt. Tak Senzaki of Los Angeles. We all had tears in our eyes and were glad to see them." At the end of the two week fighting period in October, that included the rescue of the Lost Battalion, the 442nd suffered more than 800 casualties while saving the lives of 211 Texans.
Not to be confused with the other independent film on the 442nd, "Go For Broke"
http://starbulletin.com/2001/07/08/news/story9.html
Website with trailer
http://www.littleironmen.com/
Jist of the plot -
Tak and the other men of the 442nd were ordered to rescue the “Lost Battalion,” men from the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry of the 36th "Texas" Division. The Texans had advanced beyond their lines and found themselves surrounded by German troops. Other American units had tried to rescue them with no success. The situation was getting grim. A desperate communication received from the Texans said, "No rations, no water, no contact with headquarters…four litter cases." For five full days the Texans had no food at all.
Fighting was hand-to-hand, head-to-head, tree-to-tree and an inferno of grenade and small-arms fire. Tak’s unit lost both their platoon and assistant platoon leaders and most of their men. With only eight men, Tak took charge. Five surviving members of the 2nd Platoon joined them. Known for his keen sense of direction, Tak avoided contact with the Germans by staying off the main trail. It was two of his men who made first contact with the beleaguered Lost Battalion. Major Claude D. Roscoe of the Lost Battalion recalled, "The first man I met of the 442nd was Tech Sgt. Tak Senzaki of Los Angeles. We all had tears in our eyes and were glad to see them." At the end of the two week fighting period in October, that included the rescue of the Lost Battalion, the 442nd suffered more than 800 casualties while saving the lives of 211 Texans.
Not to be confused with the other independent film on the 442nd, "Go For Broke"
http://starbulletin.com/2001/07/08/news/story9.html
