I've been hearing quite a bit over the last week about Akira's Hip Hop Shop, a film by Joe Doughrity, starring James Kyson Lee (Ando on NBC's Heroes). Here's the description:

A Japanese man falls in love with a black woman. Akira co-owns a record store on Melrose in L.A. with his friend Jeremy (a black guy who loves Japanese culture). His life changes when he meets Daphne, a passionate African-American woman with her own ambitions. Exploring issues of race, friendship, love, and the globalization of hip-hop culture, this is a romantic comedy for a new generation.

One of those two-worlds-collide kinda romance films. Here's the teaser trailer. Here's a "sneak peek.". And here's the film's MySpace. Not an entirely original concept, but intriguing nonetheless...