East Side Sushi

East Side Sushi

2014 · 100 min · EN · PG · 6.6 (68 votes)
Dir. Anthony Lucero · Starring Diana Elizabeth Torres, Jesus Fuentes, Yutaka Takeuchi, Alejandro Arzciat, Dixon Phillips, Melissa Locsin

The way to a woman’s heart is through...sushi!

Drama

Years of working in the food industry have made Juana, a working-class Latina, a chef of speed and skill. Searching for financial stability, she stumbles into a high-energy, male-dominated Japanese cuisine kitchen. The new atmosphere re-ignites her passions for food and life and makes her hungry to get mixed up in the flavors of this new world.

VIBE

A determined single mother navigates a male-dominated kitchen, finding her passion reignited. It's a heartwarming tale of ambition and cultural exploration, celebrating the universal language of food.

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