I'll Remember April
“They wanted to become heroes, until it meant betraying a friend.”
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Cast
Pat Morita Trevor Morgan Pam Dawber 
Haley Joel Osment 
Mark Harmon Yuji Okumoto
Credits
Written by: Mark Sanderson
Plot
Four young boys find a shipwrecked Japanese sailor during World War II and struggle with the decision to save him.
Sinekatalog’s take
Four boys find a shipwrecked Japanese sailor in wartime America and must decide whether to save him. A modest, sincere family drama about compassion across enemy lines.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (813 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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