Big Dreams Little Tokyo
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| Big Dreams Little Tokyo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dave Boyle |
| Written by | Dave Boyle |
| Produced by | Duane Andersen Meg Boyle |
| Cinematography | Bill Otto |
| Edited by | Duane Andersen Scott Hurst |
| Music by | Mark Schulz |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Big Dreams Little Tokyo is a 2006 feature-length motion picture written and directed by Dave Boyle. The film premiered November 2, 2006 at the AFI Festival in Hollywood, California and is released on DVD through Echo Bridge on July 22, 2008.
Boyd is an American with an uncanny ability to speak Japanese. He 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.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
|---|---|
| David Boyle | Boyd |
| Jayson Watabe | Jerome |
| Rachel Morihiro | Mai |
| Drew Knight | Andy |
| Pepe Serna | Mr. Gonzalez |
| Michael Yama | Mr. Ozu |
| James Kyson Lee | Murakami |
| Sonny Saito | Mr. Tanaka |
| Bobby Suetsugu | Mr. Sugimoto |
| Naohiro Takita | Mr. Fuji |