East Side Sushi
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| East Side Sushi | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Anthony Lucero |
| Written by | Anthony Lucero |
| Produced by | Julie Rubio |
| Starring | Diana Elizabeth Torres Yutaka Takeuchi Rodrigo Duarte Clark |
| Cinematography | Martin Rosenberg |
| Edited by | Anthony Lucero |
| Music by | Alex Mandel |
| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Films (USA) (all media) Eagle Films (Non-US/Middle east) (all media) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD) |
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Running time | 100 min. |
| Countries | United States, Mexico |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $220,000 |
East Side Sushi is a feature-length film starring Diana Elizabeth Torres, released in 2015 by Sammy Goldwyn Films, and directed by Anthony Lucero.
Plot
Juana is a single mother who can slice and dice with great speed and precision. For years she works for a fruit-vending cart then seeks work at a local Japanese restaurant. She is hired as a sous chef and eventually starts to develop signature sushi dishes. She asks to become a Sushi chef, but is turned down as she is a woman and also not Japanese. She quits but is invited back to work as a Sushi chef. She then goes on a reality show to show off her preperation skills and represent the resturaunt in a sushi contest.
Cast
- Diana Elizabeth Torres as Juana
- Yutaka Takeuchi as Aki
- Rodrigo Duarte Clark as Apa
- Kaya Jade Aguirre as Lydia
- Roji Oyama as Mr. Yoshida
- Miyoko Sakatani as Mrs. Yoshida
- James J. Der Jr. as Kyung
- Jesus Fuentes as Victor
- Tony Quintero as Jorge
- Lane Nishikawa as Jimmy Nishida
- David Blount-Porter as Studio Director
- Anastasia Pritchard as Brenda
- Melissa Locsin as Studio Coordinator
Reception
The movie won 9 film festival awards and was nominated for two more. The film did not perform well at box office however, making just $220,000 against what is said to be a low budget. The movie has a score of 94% at Rotten Tomatoes.