East Side Sushi
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East Side Sushi

The way to a woman’s heart is through...sushi!

6.7 / 10 2014 1h 40mPG English
Drama

Storyline

Years of working in the food industry have made Juana, a working-class Latina, a chef of speed and skill. Searching for financial stability, she stumbles into a high-energy, male-dominated Japanese cuisine kitchen. The new atmosphere re-ignites her passions for food and life and makes her hungry to get mixed up in the flavors of this new world.

Cast & Crew

Diana Elizabeth Torres

Diana Elizabeth Torres

Juana

Lead
Jesus Fuentes

Jesus Fuentes

Victor

Yutaka Takeuchi

Yutaka Takeuchi

Aki

AA

Alejandro Arzciat

Reporter

DP

Dixon Phillips

Mr. Wagner

ML

Melissa Locsin

Studio Coordinator

LN

Lane Nishikawa

Jimmy Nishida

James J. Der Jr.

James J. Der Jr.

Kyung

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anthony Lucero's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. East Side Sushi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker