Free Chol Soo Lee

On June 3, 1973, a man was murdered in a busy intersection of San Francisco’s Chinatown as part of an ongoing gang war. Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant who had previous run-ins with the law, was arrested and convicted based on flimsy evidence and the eyewitness accounts of white tourists who couldn’t distinguish between Asian features. Sentenced to life in prison, Chol Soo Lee would spend years fighting to survive behind bars before journalist K.W. Lee took an interest in his case. The intrepid reporter’s investigation would galvanize a first-of-its-kind pan-Asian American grassroots movement to fight for Chol Soo Lee’s freedom, ultimately inspiring a new generation of social justice activists.

Cast

Chol Soo Lee

Played Self (archive footag…
Sebastian Yoon

Played Narrator (voice)
Ranko Yamada

Played Self - Friend; Defen…
K.W. Lee

Played Self - Investigative…
Jeff Adachi

Played Self - Activist
David Kakishiba

Played Self - Activist
Jay Kun Yoo

Played Self - Chair, Defens…
Grace Kim

Played Self - Vice-chair, D…
Warren Furutani

Played Self - L.A. Defense …
Leonard Weinglass

Played Self - Defense Attor…
Josiah “Tink” Thomps…

Played Self - Private Inves…
Gail Whang

Played Self - Bay Area Defe…
Jai Lee Wong

Played Self - L.A. Defense …
Mike Suzuki

Played Self - Bay Area Defe…
Me Yea Lee

Played Self - Mother of Cho…
Leonard Tauman

Played Self - Defense Attor…
Tony Serra

Played Self - Defense Attor…
Stuart Hanlon

Played Self - Defense Attor…
Frank Falzon

Played Self - San Francisco…
Sandra Gin

Played Self - Reporter (arc…
Sung Soo Yoo

Played Self - Defense Commi…
Richard Kim

Played Self - Professor, UC…

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