Movie Details:
Country | Philippines |
Language | Tagalog, Filipino |
Genre | Comedy |
Release date | January 22, 2021 |
Running time | 1hr 38min |
Starring | Ella Cruz Meg Imperial Jennifer Lee Nathalie Hart Guji Lorenzana |
Directed by | Bona Fajardo |
Written by | Enrique S. Villasis |
Produced by | Vincent Del Rosario III Veronique Del Rosario-Corpus Lyn Fajardo KT Tiangco |
Cinematography by | Kazumi Miyagawa |
Edited by | Bona Fajardo |
Music by | Francis De Veyra |
Casting By | Anna Bautista |
Production Design by | Yoshida Mifune |
Filming locations | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan |
Production Company | Viva Films BluArt Productions |
Distributor | Vivamax |
Cast & Characters:
- Ella Cruz as CM
- Meg Imperial as Hiyasmin
- Jennifer Lee as Mitch
- Nathalie Hart as Platinum
- Guji Lorenzana as Hideo
- Andrew Muhlach as Shinsuke
- Pio Balbuena as Keigo
- Sheryl Ichikawa as Ayumi / Yuki
- Takayuki Tanaka as Japanese Clerk
- Hiroyuki Hashimoto as Japanese Fat Guy
- Toshiki Abe as Hideo’s Boss
- Ricadel Canon as Hideo’s Henchman
- Rhowen Ruel Caayao as Ayumi’s Henchman 1 / Filipino Tourist
- Kennjin Alojipan as Ayumi’s Henchman 2
- Norihiro Honda as Appraiser
Storyline:
Three Filipinas living in Japan become friends at a weekend Filipino gathering in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka. Hiyasmin Macaraig, who chose to stay in Japan after the restaurant she was working at closed, works different odd jobs to provide for her family in the Philippines. Cynthia Mae Valdes or CM is an English Tutor. When her work contract ended, she also decided to stay in Japan to provide for her jobless live-in partner and their kid. While Mitch Sarmiento is a Master’s student in Kitakyushu. She’s bright, but she got herself into gambling, as a way to relieve stress from her academics and her recent heart break.