The Wash (1988)
1h 34m
Running Time
August 17, 1988Release Date
The Wash (1988)
1h 34m
Running Time
August 17, 1988Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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 husband and go to this fellow.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Mako
Nobu Matsumoto
Shizuko Hoshi
Kiyoko
Danny Kamekona
Blackie
Nobu McCarthy
Masi Matsumoto
Takayo Fischer
Chiyo
Sab Shimono
Sadao
Patti Yasutake
Marsha
Ken Narasaki
Brad
Marion Yue
Judy
Peter Fitzsimmons
Jimmy Fitzsimmons
Clay McSwain
Timothy
Jason Wong
Timothy
Philip Kan Gotanda
Writer
Dennis Sakamoto
Singing Businessman
Kayoko Kuchiishi
Piano Player
Calvin Skaggs
Producer
Tatemasa Shimizu
Man in Bar
Akinori Imai
Rev. Hamanoko
Michael Toshiyuki Uno
Director
Judy Courtney
CastingDirector
John Morris
Original Music Composer
D.L. Newton
CastingDirector
David Wasco
Production Design
Walt Lloyd
Director of Photography
Details.
This Movie Is About.
family relationships
east asian lead
Wiki.
The Wash is a 1988 film directed by Michael Toshiyuki Uno and written by Philip Kan Gotanda, adapted from Gotanda's 1985 play of the same name. It tells the story of a newly separated nisei couple, husband Nobu and wife Masi, and their individual and collective struggles with their past, which along with their marriage centered on Japanese tradition, despite their residing in the United States.