DVD : Big Dreams, Little Tokyo
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0096009570392
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Label: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 22, 2008
Running Time: 86 minutes
Sales Rank: 13406
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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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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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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I had heard about this movie from the JapanTalk podcast, and decided to check it out. I'm glad I did! This is a great movie. Very funny, and extremely refreshing compared to alot of movies out there today. Being a Japanese major myself, there were many scenes and ideas within the movie that I found interesting, particularly the illusions and misinterpretations many people can have or create when it comes to understanding another culture, Japanese or otherwise. Regardless, if your Japanophile or someone who knows nothing ... Read More
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I watched the movie at the AFI film festival, and it is a breath of fresh air! I walked out of the movie smiling and I can't wait to watch it again on DVD!
It is a must buy for the entire family!
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I saw this movie at the Newport Beach Film Festival. It was quite good, especially if you have been exposed to any Japanese culture. The movie was very tasteful; no vulgarity, no violence, no adult situations. So viewers of all ages can enjoy it like I did.
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