Sin Padre
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Sin Padre

A Brooklyn native runs a local barbershop in Tokyo. He and his clients find themselves at odds with foreign life in Japan and the absence of their own children. Inspired by real life and filmed in Shibuya, Tokyo. Sin Padre is a film about manhood, fatherhood, and the immigrant/expat experience in Japan.

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Ramu Tokashiki
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Ramu Tokashiki

Ramu Tokashiki is the first female Japanese player to dunk on a professional level. She has played in the WNBA and represented her country in Olympic and championship tournaments. She has arguably been a driving force to Japan's female basketball team reaching Olympic championship level. Here is a short film about her story and haircut.

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At the Speed of Japan
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At the Speed of Japan

Timelapses of Japan. Locations include Tokyo, Chiba, Kawasaki, Yamanashi, Osaka, Hakodate, Nara, Nagasaki, Hokkaido, and Saitama.

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Chéri Owada
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Chéri Owada

Perhaps it's the change of season and how short lived the cherry side of the blossoms bloom that make this time of year something special/magical. It is like life in itself. Nothing last forever and everything is short lived as far as time is concerned. But there is a beauty in the tragedy or mortality that make it that much more beautiful. The ancient Greeks would have declared this the reason why the God’s envy us. Welcome to Sakura Saitama more precisely Chéri Owada.

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