Karaage USA

feature film, drama, Japan, 2014

DIRECTED BY: Naoki Segi

Karaage USA

CAST:
Ai Takahashi (Ayane),
Kenjirô Ishimaru (Ryusuke),
Ken Kaito (Tomoya),
Miyoko Asada,
Dante Carver

SCRIPT:
Kodai Yamada

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Yuji Imai

Synopsis:

Karaage is a name for specific Japanese food deep-fried in oil. Also popular are the karaage fast food restaurants that first appeared in the town Usa in Oita prefecture in Japan. This is the hometown of Ayane, one of the daughters of an owner of such popular restaurant. She has never been interested in the family business and left home five years ago. Suddenly she comes back to her hometown together with a girl named Shirley, her ex-husband’s daughter. 

color, digital, 95 min