"Feeling displaced."
Story of displacement, power, and vulnerability told through the relationship between a hostess, the bartender she loves, and the boss who controls them. The story is set in the underworld of the New York City's Japanese Diaspora.
Naomi Sundberg
Eva / Maki
Mieko Harada
Mika
Julian Cihi
Tommy
Gina Hiraizumi
Keiko
Shiori Ichikawa
Ako
Yuko Torihara
Hana
Azumi Tsutsui
Naomi
Teruaki Akai
Teruaki
Kana Hatakeyama
Sumiko
Story of displacement, power, and vulnerability told through the relationship between a hostess, the bartender she loves, and the boss who controls them. The story is set in the underworld of the New York City's Japanese Diaspora.
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