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The Life of a Japanese Homeless Man

🎞️ Movie 9 min --
2016

This film tells the story of an undocumented immigrant named Mitsuo Miyata, an 87-year-old Japanese citizen and survivor of WWII, who found himself homeless on the streets of Los Angeles after being unable to afford his $420 a month rent. He reflects on his hopes, his dreams and what it means to be homeless in the wealthiest nation in the world. Living in the U.S. since the 1970's, Mitsuo never because documented and his story echoes the plight of immigrants who come stateside seeking the American Dream but without the social protections, or the privileges of citizenship, ultimately fall through the cracks. The film is told in Japanese with English subtitles.

Cast

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Ian Vargo
Composer
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Keith Hamm
Cinematographer