Lil Tokyo Reporter

Sep 14, 2012

0h 30m

★ 0.0

Overview

1935 Los Angeles, community leader Sei Fujii uncovers the corrupt activities of his community's underground mafia. He must choose between saving the face of his deteriorating community and confronting the issues head on through his newspaper. Based on a true story.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Lil Tokyo Reporter Film

Little Tokyo Historical Society

Visual Communications

Lil Tokyo Reporter Trailers

Cast

Sei Fujii

Chris Tashima

Mrs. Sato

Keiko Agena

Mr. Sato

Eijiro Ozaki

Yamada

Ikuma Ando

J. Marion Wright

Sewell Whitney

Hawaiian Hoodlum 'Musubi Head' (as Garret T. Sato)

Garret Sato

Japanese Hoodlum 'Tetsu'

Hiro Matsunaga

Farmer 'Toru'

Eric Fehmel-Noda

Nisei Week Queen

Lani Nishiyama

Manju Man

Talbott Lin

Detective

Michael Marinaccio

Bar Patron 'Jiro'

Shu Sakimoto

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