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Gaijin 2: Love Me as I Am
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Wikipedia article
'Gaijin 2: Love Me As I Am' is a 2005 Brazilian drama film directed by Tizuka Yamasaki. It is the sequel of 'Gaijin: Roads to Freedom' (1980), also directed by Yamasaki.
The film is set in 1908 and tells the story of Japanese immigrants who come to work on a coffee plantation in Brazil. There, they will need to adapt to the conditions and exploitations of the farm owners.[http://www.cinedica.com.br/Filme-Gaijin--Ama-me-Como-Sou-16242.php Filme Gaijin - Ama-me Como Sou | CineDica] The film was shot in a scenographic city in Londrina, and in locations of Curitiba, Maring, Foz do Iguau, Paranagu, and Cambar.
Plot
In 1908 Titoe (Kyoko Tsukamoto) arrives in Brazil, a Japanese coming to the country in attempt to get money from work and then return to Japan to be able to follow her life in the home country. In 1935, now with her daughter Shinobu (Nobu McCarthy, who died in 2002 during filming) born and without enough money to return to Japan, Titoe decides to buy her first plot of land in Londrina.
The Second World War, and its consequences for Japan end up further delaying Titoe's plans to return to the country, especially after Kazumi and Maria (Tamlyn Tomita), her grandchildren were born. Maria marries Gabriel (Jorge Perrugora), son of a Spanish father and Italian mother, with whom he has two children: Yoko (Lissa Diniz) and Pedro.
The business of Gabriel is going well, until the seizure made by the Collor Government in 1990 leads to bankruptcy. Without alternatives, Maria and the children will live with Titoe while Gabriel embarks to Kobe, intending to work temporarily and raise money for the family.[http://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-202125/ Gaijn - Ama-me Como Sou - Filme 2005 - AdoroCinema]
Cast
*Tamlyn Tomita as Maria Yamashita
*Jorge Perugorra as Gabriel Damazo Bravo Salinas
*Nobu McCarthy as Shinobu Yamashita
**Eda Nagayama as Shinobu Yamashita (young)
*Aya Ono as Titoe Yamashita (ne Yamada)
**Kyoko Tsukamoto as Titoe Yamada (young)
*Kissei Kumamoto as Mr. Yamashita / Kazumi
*Lus Melo as Ramon Salina Bravo Salinas
*Zez Polessa as Gina
*Louise Cardoso as Sofia Damazo Bravo Salinas
*Mariana Ximenes as Weronica Mller
*Lissa Diniz as Yoko Salinas
*Carlos Takeshi as Vicente
*Eijiro Ozaki as Kunihiro
*Felipe Kannenberg as George Mller
*Keniti Kaneko as Jiro Kobayashi
*Ryogo Suguimoto as Ken
*Dado Dolabella as Yoko's Friend
See also
*Dirty Hearts
References
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