Yamato (California)
2016, Japanese. Directed by Daisuke Miyazaki.
Sakura is a moody teenage girl who lives close to the US military base in the city of Yamato, Japan. She is struggling everyday to become a rapper like the American rappers she admires, but always gets stage fright when she sings in front of an audience. One day, her mother's American soldier boyfriend's daughter REI comes from California to visit her family.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 8 October 2016
- Original title
- 大和（カリフォルニア）
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Daisuke Miyazaki
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Yamato (California) runs 118 minutes (1h 58m).
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Yamato (California) isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Yamato (California)?
Yamato (California) (2016) was directed by Daisuke Miyazaki and stars Hanae Kan, Nina Endo, Reiko Kataoka.