In Japanese, "shikata ga nai" means "it can't be helped". As a phrase, it represents the philosophical basis of the Japanese cultural reserve, through which adversity is never acknowledged. Nancy Okura is a Canadian of Japanese descent. During the Second World War, she was involuntarily removed from her home and relocated to an internment camp by the Government of Canada. Shikata ga nai prevented Nancy Okura from ever speaking about her internment. Chris Hope is Nancy's grandson. He is curious about his past, and his family's archive has just been passed down to him. It consists of reels of home movie film and hundreds of photos, including many taken with a smuggled camera during the internment. Nancy has never provided any other context for these rare internment photographs
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