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Big Dreams Little Tokyo
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Big Dreams Little Tokyo

Jan 1, 2006
1h 26m
★ 5.8

Because a fish out of water is best served with ginger and wasabi.

Overview

Big Dreams Little Tokyo is the story of Boyd, an American with an uncanny ability to speak Japanese. Boyd aspires to succeed in the world of Japanese business but finds himself mostly on the outside looking in. Meanwhile, his roommate Jerome, is a Japanese American who has always felt too American to be Japanese but too Japanese to be American. He aspires to be a sumo wrestler but finds his weight and blood pressure are thwarting his dreams. Together they struggle to find their place in a world where cultural identity is seldom what it seems.

Genres

Comedy
Romance

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Cast

Dave Boyle

Boyd

Dave Boyle

Jayson Watabe

Jerome

Jayson Watabe

Rachel Morihiro

Mai

Rachel Morihiro

Michael Yama

Mr. Ozu

Michael Yama

Pepe Serna

Mr. Gonzalez

Pepe Serna

James Kyson

Murakami

James Kyson

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