Aiko, a young cashier working at a ramen restaurant, gets rejected by Jean, Aiko’s favorite regular. But when Jean returns to the restaurant and tries to bridge the gap, Aiko must reconcile her feelings as their relationship enters uncharted territory.
Official Selection
Austin Film Festival
Outfest Fusion
Asian American International Film Festival
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Boston Asian American Film Festival
Santa Monica International Film Festival
If you ask someone out, and you get rejected, can you still be friends? That's the question we sought to answer with this cute, light-hearted coming-of-age film.
Starring
Iris Liu as Aiko [ Ссылка ]
Elsie Wang as Jean [ Ссылка ]
Garth Sodetani as Ricky [ Ссылка ]
Cory Wong as a customer [ Ссылка ]
Directed by Brandon Okumura [ Ссылка ]
Written by Maggie Wong [ Ссылка ]
Story by Maggie Wong, Brandon Okumura, and Katherine Tran [ Ссылка ]
Produced by Leon Cheo [ Ссылка ]
Cinematography by Jucel Andrin [ Ссылка ]_
1st AD - Austin Quon [ Ссылка ]
1st AC - Isaiah Walk [ Ссылка ]
Gaffer - Jamon Tolbert [ Ссылка ]
Key Grip - Christian Kim [ Ссылка ]
G/E Swing - Brendan Yoo [ Ссылка ]_
Sound Mixing and Sound Design - Marcos Castro [ Ссылка ]
Production Design - Grace Kim [ Ссылка ]
Art PA - Danielle Kim [ Ссылка ]
PA/Runner/2nd AC - Riley Okumura [ Ссылка ]
Location - My Ramen Bar [ Ссылка ]
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MANEKI | Full Lesbian Short Film
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