Directed by Steven Okazaki • 1987 • United States
Starring Minako Ohashi, Ken Nakagawa, Mitzi Abe
In this offbeat, charmingly lo-fi romantic comedy, a young Japanese woman (Minako Ohashi) trying to find herself in America enters into a marriage of convenience with an aimless Japanese American punk rocker (Ken Nakagawa) in order to avoid being deported. She barely speaks English, while he is thoroughly Americanized, right down to his penchant for junky breakfast cereals—does their relationship stand a chance?
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West Is West
Directed by David Rathod • 1987 • United Kingdom
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Grandma’s Boy
Directed by Fred Newmeyer • 1922 • United States
Starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Anna TownsendThis early feature-length silent comedy pushed the form forward by balancing slapstick hilarity with more serious character development. Using the extended running time to further develop his pop...
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A Sailor-Made Man
Directed by Fred Newmeyer • 1921 • United States
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