List of the best Sab Shimono movies: Life Tastes Good(1999), Come See the Paradise(1990), Suture(1993), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III(1993), Americanese(2006), Robot Stories(2002), Paradise Road(1997), Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes(1990), Silent Cries(1993) ... ...
Comedy, Crime, Drama
USA
1999
88 Minutes
Harry Sado
Sab Shimono Julia Nickson Tamlyn Tomita Greg Watanabe Kelvin Han Yee Tim Lounibos Philip Kan Gotanda Diane Takei
Two San Francisco detectives discover a corpse in an abandoned car. From the dead man's wallet and a tape recorder, they determine the man was a money launderer. The story is then told in ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1990
134 Minutes
Hiroshi Kawamura
Dennis Quaid Tamlyn Tomita Sab Shimono Shizuko Hoshi Stan Egi Ronald Yamamoto Akemi Nishino Naomi Nakano Brady Tsurutani Elizabeth Gilliam Shyree Mezick
soldier projectionist theater owner japanese-american bleak tender sad los angeles seattle manzanar, california new york city world war ii interracial romance interracial conflict imprisonment xenophobia forbidden love wretched excess escape 1940s
The passionate romance between an Irish-American man and a Japanese-American woman is threatened when the Pearl Harbor attacks happen and the woman is forced into a prison camp because of her ethnicity.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1993
96 Minutes
Dr. Max Shinoda
Dennis Haysbert M.K. Harris Sab Shimono Mel Harris Dina Merrill David Graf Fran Ryan John Ingle
half brother murderer construction worker poor person brother thrilling suspenseful funeral hospital car airport united states switched identities murder amnesia schemes betrayal metamorphosis underdog discovery
After his brother tries to kill him, a man survives only to find himself in another man's body.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|Hong Kong
1993
95 Minutes
Lord Norinaga
Elias Koteas Paige Turco Stuart Wilson Vivian Wu Sab Shimono Mark Caso Mark Hill Jim Raposa David Fraser James Murray Henry Hayashi
turtle journalist rebel warlord friend mentor amusing campy new york city japan village palace dungeon time travel imprisonment superstition kidnapping betrayal superheroes rise
When their closest friend April O'Neil discovers an ancient scepter with magical powers, the turtles must cow-a-bunga their way back to 17th century Japan to rescue her from the evil clutches of Lord Norinaga.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
108 Minutes
Wood
Chris Tashima Allison Sie Kelly Hu Ben Shenkman Joan Chen Sab Shimono Michael Paul Chan Ryan Cutrona Annie Rollins Stephen Bishop Takayo Fischer
professor girlfriend young woman immigrant emotional engaging california house relationships obsession immigrants interracial romance love wretched excess 2000s
Long after their breakup, Chinese American Raymond Ding and Amerasian Aurora Crane struggle to let go. Torn apart by mismatched ideals, meddling friends, and the complexities of racial ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2002
85 Minutes
John
Tamlyn Tomita James Saito Wai Ching Ho Cindy Cheung Greg Pak Bill Coelius Julienne Hanzelka Kim Sab Shimono Eisa Davis
Four tales: a robot baby as a pre-adoption test, a mother and her dying son's toy robot collection, a lonely robot office worker, and a sculptor contemplating robot-enabled immortality.
Drama
Australia|USA
1997
115 Minutes
Colonel Hirota
Glenn Close Pauline Collins Cate Blanchett Frances McDormand Julianna Margulies Jennifer Ehle Elizabeth Spriggs Tessa Humphries Susie Porter Sab Shimono
dowager prison guard doctor musician socialite nurse chilling heartwarming pow camp singapore prisoners of war prison life singing world war ii violence prostitution escape rise 1940s
A group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II use music to relieve their misery.
War, Action, Drama
1990
97 Minutes
Max von Sydow Judd Nelson Kim Miyori Mako Tamlyn Tomita Stan Egi Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Brady Tsurutani Ben Wright Shizuko Hoshi Sab Shimono
soldier doctor priest prisoner of war bleak emotional hiroshima, japan city war zone hiroshima bombing world war ii culture clash radiation death survival fall escape 1940s
A German Jesuit, two U.S. POWs and Japanese citizens share their perspectives of the 1945 atomic bomb and the aftermath.
Drama
UK|USA
1993
96 Minutes
Gena Rowlands Annabeth Gish Chloe Webb Gail Strickland Phyllis Logan Judy Parfitt Cherie Lunghi Clyde Kusatsu Kim Braden Pamela Brull Stan Egi
In 1942, the Japanese occupied the island of Singapore. During the take-over, not only military soldiers were taken prisoner, but also innocent civilians, particularly women and children. ... See full summary »