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Tokyo Breakfast

Short Film | USA | 2000
DirectorMike Maguire
DirectorKuntz & Maguire
Director of PhotographyNeil Shapiro
MusicPink Noise Music
EditorCarlos Arias
GenreComedy
Line ProducerGeoff Cornish
Production CompanyRick Hess
Production CompanyPropaganda Films
CountryUSA
Film Producer
Full StoryA japanese family embraces western hip hop linguistics.
NotesTrivia from the imdb: _This pilot is actually an American made parody of a Japanese TV show. There are several perhaps intentional mistakes in the pilot: The lable of the green coffee bag is upside down katakana, but only says jibberish. The news channel being shown is in Chinese, not Japanese. The actors are badly trying to hide their North American accent. The daughter is speaking Japanese in obvious North American accent. The crew listed in the credits all have American sounding names. They are just written in katakana. In the title, the city skyline is that of Downtown Los Angeles, with the old Transamerica (now SBC) building prominent._
Production costsca. US-$ 25,000
Set LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Sound MixStereo
TalentDavid Fujino (Grandfather)
TalentDawn Obokata (Mother)
TalentBen Hur (Son)
TalentPeter Kosaka (Father)
TalentMark Mills (Delivery Guy)
Technical Specificationscolour - 35mm/1.85:1

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The spoof sitcom is a parody of the Japanese perception of day-to-day doings of an American family, with an emphasis on the skewed emulation of a perceived black culture. Characters use the term "nigga" with unusual frequency and familiarity. The film appeared in numerous film festivals and also spread as an Internet phenomenon.

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