13 Aug 1990
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A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
Akira's Hip Hop Shop
Asian man. Black woman. Two people from different worlds bond over rap, food and friendship. A hip-hop "When Harry Met Sally". "Save the Last Dance" meets "Tampopo."
Top Billed Cast
James Kyson Akira
Emayatzy Corinealdi Daphne
Madoka Kumi
Jason Yorrick Jeremy
Tysen Knight Corey
Kino Okubo Mean Chef
Junko Goda Bad Waitress
Nicole Fitzgerald Kerra
La'Tonia Brooks Vanessa
Hidetoshi Imura Takeshi
Randi Tahara Sachiko
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