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Sake-Bomb

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A sarcastic Asian-American must take his naive cousin from Japan on a road trip along the California coast to find his ex-girlfriend.

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Inkoo Kang Los Angeles Times Oct 31, 2013
The blustering didacticism of the first scenes gives way to a thoughtful and moving road-trip dramedy ... Go to Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Nov 2, 2018
By presenting, in a comical approach, several of the stereotypes, urban legends and issues in general that Asians have to face once they cross the Pacific, he manages to create a film that provides entertainment as much as food for thought. Go to Full Review Jamie S. Rich Oregonian Jan 20, 2014
1.5/5
Sake-Bomb is its own tedious clich: a polemic that becomes everything it's supposed to hate. Go to Full Review Sarah Boslaugh PopMatters Mar 10, 2013
7/10
... very funny and very Japanese, particularly in the quiet and somewhat ambiguous way the story is resolved. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jul 18, 2014 A simple movie, but I enjoyed it; out made me smile. Although, it seemed a little ironic that the main character complains about Asian stereotypes all day, while his cousin is a fob stereotype. Hmmm. See more Read all reviews
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Junya Sakino

Director

Gaku Hamada

Naoto

Eugene Kim

Sebastian

Marlane Barnes

Joslyn

Josh Brodis

Michael

Chrissie Fit

Edie
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Movie Info

Synopsis A sarcastic Asian-American must take his naive cousin from Japan on a road trip along the California coast to find his ex-girlfriend.
Director
Junya Sakino
Producer
Hiram Chan, Junya Sakino, Hiromitsu Senoo
Screenwriter
Jeff Mizushima
Production Co
Buffalo 8 Productions
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Runtime
1h 23m
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