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Big Dreams, Little Tokyo
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: PLATINUM DISC LLC
EAN: 0096009570392
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Item Dimensions: 25
Label: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageJapaneseOriginal LanguageSpanishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
MPN: PLTD57039D
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Running Time: 86 minutes
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Editorial Review:Boyd, a self-proclaimed businessman convinced he's Japanese, and his roommate Jerome, a sluggish but affable Japanese-American sumo wrestler, have big dreams for themselves. Together, the two travel door-to-door by tandem bike, giving flyers and sales pitches to anyone who listens...but Boyd's Japanese clients aren't buying his "Translation Services," and no one will give Jerome--a paltry 200 pounds--a chance in the ring. When they meet Mia, who is unfazed by their oddities and offers a hand, Boyd and Jerome discover that in a world where cultural identity is seldom what it seems, there's a place for everyone.
Special Feature(s) include: DVD Commentary from Director/Writer/Star Dave Boyle and Co-star Jayson Watabe; Pipe Dreams Little Tokyo Featurette: Behind the Scenes Interviews and "Making of" Footage; Yamamoto and Company Featurette: Raising Money for Production; Deleted Scenes with Commentary; Storyboard to Film Comparison; Web Spots; Trailer; Stills Gallery; Multiple Language Dialogue with English Subtitles
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For a non-Hollywood movie, this Indie film is pretty darn good. The story is fun and easy to follow, the characters are lovable, and it's actually very true in its portrayal of the cultural differences between Americans and Japanese. The director also mentioned in an interview that the budget for the movie was very, very small, which meant that the actors in the movie were cast for their love of the characters and not for the paycheck.
All-in-all, I'd say that this is a great movie with ... Read More
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This movie was great. It's nice to be able to have some comedy without anything crude in the content.
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Ok so the writter/director/actor David Boyle was a friend of mine in high school and I got wind of this, one of his first feature movies. Having known him and his sense of humor I loved this movie. Not all might appreciate it but it is brilliant if you take the time to finish it through. I mean when did you ever hear a suburban white mormon speak great japanese through an entire movie? I laughed my a$$ off. You rock Dave.
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I saw BIG DREAMS, LITTLE TOKYO at the Movie Museum this past weekend. As someone who has edited many translations and who works for a journal that focuses on the Asia-Pacific region, I found much in it to appreciate and enjoy.
BIG DREAMS was directed by Dave Boyle, who also plays the main character, Boyd Wilson. Boyd is a young man who is not Japanese but who is fluent in the language and has the mannerisms and traits of a Japanese stereotype, including an obsequious manner and a determination ... Read More
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Big Dreams, Little Tokyo is a quirky and refreshing comedy of cross-cultural misunderstanding and the search for identity.
Boyd Wilson is a young, white American who wants nothing more than to be Japanese. With Chaplinesque sincerity, he confounds native Japanese with his perfect language skills, and puzzles others with his mimicry of outward forms of Japanese behavior, including the standard dark business suit and briefcase, oiled-hair, black-rimmed glasses, exaggerated bowing, and what one Japanese ... Read More
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