by Sandra Brennan
synopsis
Hilarity ensues in this Canadian comedy when a young Japanese man goes deep into the Canadian west in search of adventure, and finds instead a cultural clash. No Ogawa, a fast-food worker in Tokyo dreams of seeing real cowboys. His pen-pal Kate lives in rural western Canada. She is an artist and a lesbian only half-way out of the closet. She struggles against the narrow views of her community and is filled with self-doubt. No Ogawa could not have picked a worse time to suddenly appear at her door clutching a pair of spurs.
characteristics
- Pen-pals
- Immigrant
- Japanese [nationality]
- Fish Out Of Water
- Culture Clash
- Unlikely Friendships
- Lesbian
- Homosexual
- Cross-cultural-relations
