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...
