The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
After a visit from the ghost of her sister, a rebellious 16 year old Japanese American girl hits the road with her boyfriend in search of a better life. Hooking up with activist friends along the way, she comes to an important realization about her past: that her parents were incarcerated in an internment camp during World War II. She detours her road trip, ditches her boyfriend and drives off into the Arizona desert in a determined search for the truth that will set her free.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Rea TajiriDirector
- Kerri SakamotoWriter
Cast
- Suzy NakamuraIrene
- James SieLuke
- Reiko MathieuAura
- Heather YoshimuraTerri
- Marilyn TokudaAlice
- Chris TashimaMark
- Takayo FischerTakayo
- Peter YoshidaBill
Themes
east asian leadwoman director