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East Side Sushi

  • 20142014
  • PGPG
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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East Side Sushi (2014)
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An immigrant single mother disenfranchised by her regular life decides to take a chance working at a Japanese restaurant and realises her dreams to become a sushi chef to provide a better fu... Read allAn immigrant single mother disenfranchised by her regular life decides to take a chance working at a Japanese restaurant and realises her dreams to become a sushi chef to provide a better future to her family.An immigrant single mother disenfranchised by her regular life decides to take a chance working at a Japanese restaurant and realises her dreams to become a sushi chef to provide a better future to her family.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
4.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
22,011
1,312
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    • Director
      • Anthony Lucero
    • Writer
      • Anthony Lucero
    • Stars
      • Diana Elizabeth Torres
      • Yutaka Takeuchi
      • Rodrigo Duarte Clark
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Anthony Lucero
    • Writer
      • Anthony Lucero
    • Stars
      • Diana Elizabeth Torres
      • Yutaka Takeuchi
      • Rodrigo Duarte Clark
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 121User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 9 nominations

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    East Side Sushi (2014)
    East Side Sushi (2014)
    Anthony Lucero, Roji Oyama, Yutaka Takeuchi, Diana Elizabeth Torres, Melissa Locsin, Tony Quintero, James J. Der Jr., Wei-Jing Wan, Kaya Jade Aguirre, and Miyoko Sakatani in East Side Sushi (2014)
    Kaya Jade Aguirre in East Side Sushi (2014)
    Rodrigo Duarte Clark in East Side Sushi (2014)
    Anthony Lucero, Yutaka Takeuchi, and Diana Elizabeth Torres in East Side Sushi (2014)
    Anthony Lucero, Julie Rubio, Diana Elizabeth Torres, Rodrigo Duarte Clark, and Kaya Jade Aguirre in East Side Sushi (2014)
    Anthony Lucero, Julie Rubio, and Diana Elizabeth Torres in East Side Sushi (2014)
    East Side Sushi (2014)
    East Side Sushi (2014)
    East Side Sushi (2014)
    East Side Sushi (2014)

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    Diana Elizabeth Torres
    Diana Elizabeth Torres
    • Juana
    Yutaka Takeuchi
    Yutaka Takeuchi
    • Aki
    Rodrigo Duarte Clark
    • Apa
    Kaya Jade Aguirre
    • Lydia
    Roji Oyama
    • Mr. Yoshida
    Miyoko Sakatani
    Miyoko Sakatani
    • Mrs. Yoshida
    Lane Nishikawa
    • Jimmy Nishida
    Melissa Locsin
    Melissa Locsin
    • TV Show Coordinator
    James J. Der Jr.
    James J. Der Jr.
    • Kyung
    Bartholomew Wang
    • Robert
    Edwin Li
    • Billy
    Jesus Fuentes
    • Victor
    Kathleen Park
    • Waitress #1
    Sara Matsui-Colby
    Sara Matsui-Colby
    • Waitress #2
    Tomoharu Nakamura
    • Hitoshi Watanabe
    Hiro Makino
    • Frank Yamamoto
    Kosuke Muranaka
    • David Kim
    Dixon Phillips
    Dixon Phillips
    • Mr. Wagner
    • (as Scott Phillips)
    • Director
      • Anthony Lucero
    • Writer
      • Anthony Lucero
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    • Trivia
      The film was shot in real working restaurants on the days they were closed. On the days the restaurants were open, the crew would work from 5am until 11am, just before the Coach Sushi opened up for its lunch patrons. It was also filmed in B Dama Restaurant and Mijori in Oakland, California.
    • Quotes

      Apa: [to Lydia about sushi] Go on, try it. It won't kill you right away.

    • Connections
      Featured in Sushi Master Rates 9 Sushi Scenes in Movies and TV (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      East Side Sushi Score
      Composed and produced by Alex Mandel

      Performed by Alex Mandel

      Strings conducted by Minna Choi & performed by The Magik*Magik Orchestra

      Percussion by David Brandt

      Published by Vineland Records / Modern Works Publishing (ASCAP)

      Record and mixed at 25th Street Recording - Oakland, CA

    User reviews121

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    Top review
    9/10
    Very Thought Provoking and Timely
    I really enjoyed this movie and found it very thought provoking. It's not every day that a movie comes out that addresses race, gender inequality, and low-income families. The movie starts a little slow but is totally worth the watch and I would recommend watching this with your daughter and discussing equal pay, gender discrimination, and diversity once it's over. I was a little suspicious that the movie may be too cheesy but it turned out to be a very nice flick. The characters felt very authentic and since I live in Maine it exposed me to some ways of life that I am not familiar with. I also think this would be a great classroom movie that could inspire a lot of great conversations and a discussions.
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    • davepride
    • May 23, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Суши с Ист-Сайд
    • Filming locations
      • Oakland, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Blue Sun Pictures
      • Sparklight Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,869
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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