The Shangri-la Café
19m
Running Time
Plot.
A Japanese-American family conceals their identity and reluctantly adopts discriminatory practices in order to operate a Chinese restaurant within the hostile cold war climate of Las Vegas in the late 1950's.
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Cast & Crew.
Montana Tsai
Annie Takashi
Joanne Takahashi
Emiko Takashi
Sam Anderson
The Man
Christopher Chen
Tad Takashi
Montae Russell
George Brooks
Margaret Laurena Kemp
Mildred Brooks
Kelli Kirkland
Helen Osteen
Lily Mariye
Director
Tyrone Pinkham
Producer
Charles Papert
Cinematographer
Jill D'Agnenica
Editor
Cheryl Kloner
CastingDirector
Ivo Cristante
ProductionDesigner
Details.
StatusReleased
Running Time19m
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Wiki.
The Shangri-la Cafe is a 2000 short film written and directed by Lily Mariye. The film is about a Japanese American family who conceal their heritage and reluctantly adopt discriminatory practices in order to operate a Chinese restaurant in Las Vegas in the late 1950s. The Los Angeles Times calls the film well-reviewed, and it won awards at festivals such as the Brussels Independent Film Festival and Nashville Independent Film Festival.
The director began working on the film in 1998, working with the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women.