
This screening features 6 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons on the top right.
Ricky and Bobby Okamura wrestle with closing their beloved family-owned manju shop after serving the San Francisco Japantown community for 115 years.
Director - Tadashi Nakamura, Akira Boch
Emmy-winning filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura was named one of CNN’s “Young People Who Rock” for being the youngest filmmaker at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and listed as one of the “Top Rising Asian American Directors” on IMDb. The fourth-generation Japanese American recently completed Mele Murals, a documentary on the transformative power of modern graffiti art and ancient Hawaiian culture for a new generation of Native Hawaiians. Mele Murals was broadcasted on PBS and Al Jazeera, and was nominated for an Emmy in 2018. His previous film Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings was broadcasted nationally on PBS and went on to win the 2013 Gotham Independent Film Audience Award, which was in competition with 12 Years a Slave and Fruitvale Station.
- Year2023
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorTadashi Nakamura, Akira Boch
- ProducerEryn Kimura
- CastBob Okamura, Rick Okamura
This screening features 6 films. Toggle between film descriptions by scrolling and clicking on the buttons on the top right.
Ricky and Bobby Okamura wrestle with closing their beloved family-owned manju shop after serving the San Francisco Japantown community for 115 years.
Director - Tadashi Nakamura, Akira Boch
Emmy-winning filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura was named one of CNN’s “Young People Who Rock” for being the youngest filmmaker at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and listed as one of the “Top Rising Asian American Directors” on IMDb. The fourth-generation Japanese American recently completed Mele Murals, a documentary on the transformative power of modern graffiti art and ancient Hawaiian culture for a new generation of Native Hawaiians. Mele Murals was broadcasted on PBS and Al Jazeera, and was nominated for an Emmy in 2018. His previous film Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings was broadcasted nationally on PBS and went on to win the 2013 Gotham Independent Film Audience Award, which was in competition with 12 Years a Slave and Fruitvale Station.
- Year2023
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorTadashi Nakamura, Akira Boch
- ProducerEryn Kimura
- CastBob Okamura, Rick Okamura