Movie

Big Dreams Little Tokyo

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

2006★ 6.5 · 61h 26mComedyRomance

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.

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Cast

Pepe Serna
as Mr. Gonzalez

James Kyson
as Murakami

Michael Yama
as Mr. Ozu

Dave Boyle
as Boyd

Rachel Morihiro
as Mai

Jayson Watabe
as Jerome