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Based on a true story, a Japanese homeless man who used to be a shamisen master in the past tries to get back on his feet in Los Angeles. His traumatic past, however, haunts him again and things go out of his hands.

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Naoyuki Ikeda

Naoyuki Ikeda

Sawada

Toru Uchikado

Toru Uchikado

Erin Robinson

Erin Robinson

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