USS Drexler arrive in Tokyo

Eugene Brick and Fred Mitchell and family members arrived in Tokyo yesterday. We met them at Narita airport with TV crews on hand to capture every moment. Today, we visited Yasukuni Shrine, and saw Fujii Hajime's photo and bio. Fujii's Kamikaze squadron hit and sank the Drexler in May 1945. It was Gene and Fred's first time encountering the Zero fighters and torpedo shooter planes since the war. Conversations have revolved around what to expect when they have their formal meeting with Ueshima san, Ena san and Hamazono san tomorrow. It will be a historic moment for both sides. Meanwhile, TOKKO continues to pack the theater selling out every screening since the opening last Saturday. We'll be moving to a bigger theater starting Aug 4th...so please continue to spread the word!