Tokyo Cowboy

Jun 7, 2024

1h 58m

★ 6.3

Sometimes going off course is the best course of action.

Overview

Brash businessman Hideki (Arata Iura) convinces his Tokyo bosses he can turn a profitless Montana cattle ranch into a premiere-performing asset. However, when his Japanese Wagyu-beef expert fails him, Hideki is poised to fail unless he identifies a missing element that's key to the transformation: himself.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Salaryman Film LLC

Tokyo Cowboy Trailers

Cast

Hideki

Arata Iura

Peg

Robin Weigert

Javier

Goya Robles

Keiko

Ayako Fujitani

Wada

Jun Kunimura

Cindy

Scout Smith

Phil

Jeff Medley

Leon

Gabriel Clark

Ranch hand

Duncan Vezain

Bar patron

Scott McCauley

Nurse

Jenna Ciralli

Quincañera Daughter

Liliana Antunes

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