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Yamato (California)
Yamato (California)

Yamato (California)

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Drama

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Sakura is a moody teenage girl who lives close to the US military base in the city of Yamato, Japan. She is struggling everyday to become a rapper like the American rappers she admires, but always gets stage fright when she sings in front of an audience. One day, her mother's American soldier boyfriend's daughter REI comes from California to visit her family.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

08 October 2016

Country

Japan

Cast

Hanae Kan

Hanae Kan

Sakura Nagashima

Nina Endo

Nina Endo

Rei

Reiko Kataoka

Reiko Kataoka

Keiko Nagashima

Haruka Uchimura

Haruka Uchimura

Kenzo Nagashima

Masayuki Shionoya

Masayuki Shionoya

Seiichiro

Mayumi Katô

Mayumi Katô

Koji Shishido

Koji Shishido

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