Otemba

  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 16 min
  • Premiere: 1988. December 31.

Cultural traditions blend as a Japanese American family celebrates Christmas and a young girl tries to find her place within the family structure.

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Kimi Nakaba

Otemba

Sachio Kano

Father

Masami Saito

Chizuko

Kami Nakaba

Kae

Kristi Nakayama

Mari

Tadashi Yoshida

Bar Singer

Masaki

Piano Player

Jeannie Kokaguchi

Bar Customer

Gary Masuura

Bar Customer

Sara Yamahiro

Bar Customer

Ohtomo Takahiro

Bar Customer

Kiyu Takaishi

Bar Customer

Koichi Ichikawa

Bartender

Camera

Todd Brunelle

Director of Photography

Kurt Kaya

Director of Photography

Jeff Crum

Additional Photography

Directing

Kayo Hatta

Director

Jacqueline Cheng

Assistant Director

Editing

Kayo Hatta

Editor

Production

Frank Irizawa

Production Assistant

Brian Kaya

Production Assistant

Sound

Masakazu Yoshizawa

Original Music Composer

Joan Mandell

Sound Recordist

Rulan Tom

Sound

Writing

Kayo Hatta

Writer

Karen Umemoto

Story Consultant

Mari Hatta

Story Consultant

Russell Leong

Story Consultant

Don MacDonald

Story Consultant

Camera

Todd Brunelle

Director of Photography

Kurt Kaya

Director of Photography

Jeff Crum

Additional Photography

Directing

Kayo Hatta

Director

Jacqueline Cheng

Assistant Director

Editing

Kayo Hatta

Editor

Production

Frank Irizawa

Production Assistant

Brian Kaya

Production Assistant

Sound

Masakazu Yoshizawa

Original Music Composer

Joan Mandell

Sound Recordist

Rulan Tom

Sound

Writing

Kayo Hatta

Writer

Karen Umemoto

Story Consultant

Mari Hatta

Story Consultant

Russell Leong

Story Consultant

Don MacDonald

Story Consultant