Zeni, Dean of the Diamond
Kenichi Zenimura - known as "Zeni" - loved baseball. As a young man in the 1920s he developed a Nisei baseball league in Fresno, California, and later organized barnstorming tours that brought the likes of Babe Ruth to the West Coast and Japan. And despite being sent to a Japanese-American internment camp in Arizona during World War II, he knew that somehow, baseball would be the key to improving the lives of his fellow detainees.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Released
- 2025
Details
Release year: 2025
Storyline
Kenichi Zenimura - known as "Zeni" - loved baseball. As a young man in the 1920s he developed a Nisei baseball league in Fresno, California, and later organized barnstorming tours that brought the likes of Babe Ruth to the West Coast and Japan. And despite being sent to a Japanese-American internment camp in Arizona during World War II, he knew that somehow, baseball would be the key to improving the lives of his fellow detainees.
Top credits
- Michael Sun Lee — Kenichi Zenimura (Zeni)
- Thomas Winter — Harvey Zenimura
- Keiko Agena — Kiyoko Zenimura
- John Miyasaki — Hiro Tanaka