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- Release Date: 1988
- Runtime: 94 min
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Starring: Mako, Nobu McCarthy, Sab Shimono, Patti Yasutake ... see all
- Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno
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Superlatives are Not Made . . . .
Jul 16, 2004
richard.fuller1 - imdb.com
Jul 16, 2004richard.fuller1 - imdb.com
. . . That can describe how powerful this masterpiece is.Mako is a neglectful husband. Not the most loving man. His wife gradually encounters a widower who is a kind, gentle figure. She eventually makes the transition to leave her... Full review
Rare portrayal of a Japanese-American family
Apr 16, 2000
mihai99 - imdb.com
Apr 16, 2000mihai99 - imdb.com
Excellent independent movie whose rare portrayal of a Japanese-American family's struggles hasn't yet surfaced in mainstream media. A couple of plot lines seemed under-developed, but overall it was a beautiful story about tradition, suppressed feelings, and true love after 70.... Full review
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| Aug 17, 1988MTV.com
Veteran Hawaii-born actor Mako is never less than brilliant in director Michael Toshiyuki Uno's The Wash. ... Full Review
Washington Post
By the end of the film, though, Nobu has mellowed considerably and patches things up.
Written by Philip Kan Gotanda, the film, which Uno first saw as a play in a workshop performance in a Los Angeles theater, sticks closely by the sociological details of the Japanese and their community, but we can't help wanting something to stir us, something that's not merely accurate and well observed, but that galvanizes us.
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