The Loneliness of the Short-Order Cook

movie

Living in East Los Angeles and working at a Japanese jazz bar, a young short-order cook faces deportation to Japan when his visa is denied. After what seems to be a connection with a Mexican Bakery worker turns into a misunderstanding, Shin experiences a side of Los Angeles invisible to his social circle of Japanese expats. Subdued and restrained, the film offers an unsentimental and personal portrait of living in between time zones and cultures in a city indicative of a world growing smaller.

Cast & crew

Marcel Sawicki · Norberto Briceno · Bryan Azeoka · Shin Okuda

Studios & networks

Opus Film · Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich · Szkoła Wajdy · Telewizja Polska