MANEKI | Full Lesbian Short Film

Aiko, a young cashier working at a ramen restaurant, gets rejected by Jean, Aiko’s favorite regular. But when Jean returns to the restaurant and tries to bridge the gap, Aiko must reconcile her feelings as their relationship enters uncharted territory.

Official Selection
Austin Film Festival
Outfest Fusion
Asian American International Film Festival
San Diego Asian Film Festival
Boston Asian American Film Festival
Santa Monica International Film Festival

If you ask someone out, and you get rejected, can you still be friends? That's the question we sought to answer with this cute, light-hearted coming-of-age film.

Starring
Iris Liu as Aiko   / irisliuofficial  
Elsie Wang as Jean   / elsielwang  
Garth Sodetani as Ricky   / kidtani  
Cory Wong as a customer   / cswongphoto  

Directed by Brandon Okumura   / brandokumura  
Written by Maggie Wong   / maggarino  
Story by Maggie Wong, Brandon Okumura, and Katherine Tran   / k_tran  

Produced by Leon Cheo   / leoncheo  
Cinematography by Jucel Andrin   / jucelandrin_  

1st AD - Austin Quon   / quonfucious  
1st AC - Isaiah Walk   / isaiahwalk_dp  
Gaffer - Jamon Tolbert   / jamon.tolbert  
Key Grip - Christian Kim   / christian_kiim  
G/E Swing - Brendan Yoo   / _brendan.yoo_  
Sound Mixing and Sound Design - Marcos Castro   / mantonitro  

Production Design - Grace Kim   / msgracekim  
Art PA - Danielle Kim   / danielle_daeun  

PA/Runner/2nd AC - Riley Okumura   / itsrileyokay  

Location - My Ramen Bar   / myramenbar  

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