is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Gorō Kishitani and Ruby Moreno.
Plot Tadao (Goro Kishitani) is a North Korean immigrant who works in a taxi cab company, which is wholly owned by another Korean immigrant whose dream is to build a golf course. Tadao suffers from chronic discrimination because of his Korean ethnicity.
Tadao's mother owns a karaoke bar. Connie (Ruby Moreno) is a Filipina newly hired as a bartender at that bar who can speak fluent Japanese. Tadao pursues the homesick Connie to his mother's dismay.
Cast Goro Kishitani - Tadao Ruby Moreno - Connie Moeko Ezawa - Eijun, Tadao's mother Masato Furuoya - Konno Yoshiki Arizono - Hoso Kenichi Endo Masato Hagiwara - Businessman Akio Kaneda Kumija Kim Kim Soo-Jin Tatsuya Kimura Jun Kunimura - Tada Akaji Maro - Senba Shigemitsu Ogi Wishing Chong - Osamu Ono
Awards and nominations 18th Hochi Film Award Won: Best Film Won: Best Director - Yōichi Sai Won: Best Actress - Ruby Moreno 17th Japan Academy Prize Nominated: Best Film Nominated: Best Director - Yōichi Sai Nominated: Best Screenplay Nominated: Best Actress - Ruby Moreno 15th Yokohama Film Festival Won: Best Film Won: Best Director - Yōichi Sai Won: Best Cinematography - Junichi Fujisawa Won: Best Supporting Actor - Masato Hagiwara Won: Best Supporting Actress - Ruby Moreno
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