Tokyo Cowboy Movie Details:
Japanese title | 東京カウボーイ |
Country | United States |
Language | Japanese, English |
Genre | Drama |
Release date | October 7, 2023 (Tallgrass Film Festival, premiere) June 7, 2024 (Japan) August 30, 2024 (United States) |
Running time | 1hr 58min |
Age rating | PG |
Starring | Arata Iura Robin Weigert Goya Robles Ayako Fujitani Jun Kunimura Liliana Antunes |
Directed by | Marc Marriott |
Written by | Dave Boyle Ayako Fujitani |
Produced by | Brian Kobo Marc Marriott Naoko Miyamoto Jeri Rafter Brigham Taylor |
Cinematography by | Oscar Ignacio Jiménez |
Edited by | Yasu Inoue |
Music by | Chad Cannon |
Casting By | Emily Schweber |
Production Design by | Kate Lindsay |
Filming locations | Tokyo, Japan Montana, USA |
Production Company | Salaryman Film |
Distributor | Purdie Distribution |
Tokyo Cowboy Movie Cast & Characters:
- Arata Iura as Hideki
- Robin Weigert as Peg
- Goya Robles as Javier
- Ayako Fujitani as Keiko
- Jun Kunimura as Wada
- Liliana Antunes as Quinceañera Daughter
- Masashi Arifuku as Matsuyama
- Jenna Ciralli as Nurse
- Gabriel Clark as Leon
- George De Vries as Virgil
- Marisilda Garcia as Irma
- Jocko Hendricksen as Store Clerk
- Stephanie Hernandez as Veronica
- Ryô Iwamatsu as President Miwa
- Yûsuke Karita as Sano
- Luis Jose Lopez as Quinceañera Father
- Scott McCauley as Bar Patron
- Jeff Medley as Phil
- Gerald Penn as Bartender
- Sayuri Sakaguchi as Real Estate Agent
- Aiko Shigematsu as Factory Manager
- Scout Smith as Cindy
- Rob Story as Store Customer
- Zac Thomas as Bryce
- Duncan Vezain as Ranch Hand
- Cara Wilder
Storyline:
This charming dramedy centers on a Japanese corporate turnaround artist, Hideki (Arata Iura). Confident that he has the secret sauce to recharge any stagnant brand, he’s got a slick pitch deck (with a snapshot from his own childhood), and he’s engaged to the corporate vice-president he reports to. His company is about to liquidate a money-hemorrhaging cattle ranch in Montana, when he parachutes in for a quick fix. His Japanese beef consultant goes hilariously native, and Hideki, a smart guy, immediately sees that his idea for a quick fix was mistaken. Now unsettled and off the grid in an alien culture, Hideki recalibrates his values and his life goals. It’s the first narrative feature for director Marc Marriott, who, with cinematographer Oscar Ignacio Jiménez, creates a Big Sky setting that could reset any of us in need of self-discovery.