White on Rice

2009 1h 23m EN

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5.6

MID

★5.6TMDB · 8

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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40-year-old Jimmy is growing up, or at least he's getting older. While mooching the upper bunk of his ten-year-old nephew's bed, he enjoys the never-ending generosity of his sister Aiko, and dodges the wrath of his impatient brother-in-law Tak. He thinks that if only he could get married all his problems would be solved. But when he falls head over heels for Tak's niece things only go from bad to worse.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroshi Watanabe
Jimmy
Nae Yuuki
Aiko
Mio Takada
Tak
Lynn Chen
Ramona
James Kyson
Tim Kim (credited as James Kyson-Lee)
Justin Kwong
Bob
Pepe Serna
Professor Berk
Joy Osmanski
Mary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dave Boyle
Writers: Joel Clark, Dave Boyle
Languages: Japanese
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dave Boyle, shot by Bill Otto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Steve Lindeman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Hiroshi Watanabe and Nae Yuuki and Mio Takada carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0892904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dave Boyle directs. Bill Otto behind the camera. Steve Lindeman scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Directed by Dave Boyle, shot by Bill Otto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Steve Lindeman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Hiroshi Watanabe and Nae Yuuki and Mio Takada carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0892904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.