Sake-Bomb

WINTER FILM AWARDS 2015 NOMINEE - BEST PICTURE, NOMINEE - BEST DIRECTOR (JUNYA SAKINO), NOMINEE - BEST ACTRESS (MARLANE BARNS), NOMINEE - BEST ACTOR (EUGENE KIM)

  • 2012

  • United States, Japan

  • 82 mins

  • English and Japanese

Junya Sakino
Hiromitsu Senoo
Eugene Samuel Kim, Gaku Hamada, Marlane Barnes, Chrissie Marie Fit, Samantha Quan

    A ‘Sake-Bomb’ is a cocktail created by dropping a shot of sake into a pint of beer. It’s also a comedic road movie about a sarcastic Asian-American and his Japanese cousin. Sebastian is a bitter, self-deprecating wannabe Internet star from Los Angeles. He has recently been dumped by his girlfriend and is on the look-out for someone new. When his cousin Naoto, a naive sake maker from Japan, shows up to find his own ex-girlfriend, Sebastian takes him to Northern California to find her. They are a clash of cultures waiting to happen and someone has to break first. Together they meet a colorful group of characters as they come to grips with who they are and the true nature of the girlfriends they are pursuing.

    About the Director

    Junya Sakino was born and raised in Japan and moved to the United States in 2000 to pursue his directing career. Soon after, he attended California State University Long Beach’s film program where he went on to direct 'Vanity Mirror', 'The Spiral Ring' and 'Orizuru'. 'Orizuru' hit the worldwide film festival circuit in 2006 and received a generous handful of awards. The film was eventually aired on PBS.

    Reviews

    "The story, subtext and relaxed atmosphere all make Sake Bomb into the accomplished debut that it is. When you get the chance, grab Sake-Bomb with both hands as it's far lovelier than a film about racism has any right being." -- Rob Simpson, THE GEEKSHOW

    "what Junya Sakino and writer Jeff Mizushima have crafted here is a very enjoyable mix of serious and intriguing themes with a commercially friendly road-buddy comedy in the traditional Hollywood style. " -- James Mudge, BEYONDHOLLYWOOD.COM

    Awards

    2013 SXSW - Best Screenplay
    2013 San Diego Asian Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature


    Trailer

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AevCf6tGL0k

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