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YAMATO (CALIFORNIA)

By Daisuke MIYAZAKI

GETA FILMS / GREEN LIGHT LLC - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2016

Festivals
& Awards

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2016

Official Selection

Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2016

Official Selection

Singapore International Film Festival 2016

Official Selection

Macau Han-Lan Cinema 2016

Official Selection

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017

in Competition

Durban International Film Festival 2017

Official Selection

Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2017

Official Selection

transilvania international film festival 2017

Official Selection

- Year of production
- 2016
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- JAPAN
- Languages
- JAPANESE
- Duration
- 119 mn
- Director(s)
- Daisuke MIYAZAKI
- Cast
- Hanae KAN, Nina ENDO, Reiko KATAOKA, Haruka UCHIMURA, Masayuki SHIONOYA
- Synopsis
- Sakura is a moody teenage girl living close to the US military base in the city of Yamato, a town north of Tokyo. She wants to become a musician like the American rappers she admires, but is held back by stage-fright when faced with performing in front of a live audience.
  
  Then she meets Rei, the half-Japanese half-American daughter of her mother’ s American soldier boyfriend. Rei has flown from California to visit for the summer. Sakura dislikes her immediately, but Rei’ s familiarity with American Hip Hop becomes a bridge between the two girls as they spend an unforgettable time together exploring, arguing over and bonding through the mix of Japanese and American culture in the unique landscape of Yamato.
  
  Though their adventures and quarrels may lead Sakura into danger, they may also let her face her fears and participate in the city’s music competition.