Strawberry Fields (1997 film)
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Strawberry Fields | |
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Directed by | Rea Tajiri |
Written by | Rea Tajiri Kerri Sakamoto |
Produced by | Rea Tajiri Jason Kliot Hank Blumenthal |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Zachary Winestine |
Edited by | Steve Hamilton James Lyons |
Music by | Bundy Brown Sooyoung Park |
Distributed by | Vanguard Cinema (DVD) |
Release date | 1997 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $360,000[1] |
Strawberry Fields is a 1997 independent feature film directed by
Plot
The story of the film centers on Irene Kawai, a
Main cast
- Suzy Nakamura as Irene Kawai
- James Sie as Luke
- Heather Yoshimura as Terri
- Marilyn Tokuda as Alice
- Reiko Mathieu as Aura
- Chris Tashima as Mark
- Takayo Fischer as Takayo
- Peter Yoshida as Bill
Production
Filmmaker Rea Tajiri, whose own grandparents and parents were interned, was inspired to make the project because of the lack of films that explored the effects of internment on internees' children.
“I felt at the time I began the project that there hadn’t been any films made that looked at the effect the internment had on the children of internees,” said the New York City-based filmmaker...“What was that moment like when you discovered your family was interned and how does that affect you? How does that make you look at your family after that point?”[1]
Strawberry Fields was filmed in Chicago, Illinois, and in California. The film was completed in 1997, a process that took four years.[1] It took another two years to get commercially released.[1] The film received funding from CPB, NEA and ITVS.
Release
It premiered at the
Reception
Critic Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called the film "very impressive...a tough-minded, idiosyncratic coming-of-age story".[2] Variety was more critical, citing the film's "superficially sketched characters" and "hackneyed dialogue".[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Matsumoto, Jon (June 4, 1999). "'Strawberry Fields' Rooted in Painful Past". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ Thomas, Kevin (3 April 1997). "What's Playing at Los Angeles Film Festival". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014.
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (March 29, 1997). "Strawberry Fields". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
External links
- Strawberry Fields at IMDb