Tokyo Cowboy (1994)

Genres - Drama, Romance, Comedy, Western  |   Sub-Genres - Comedy of Manners, Gay & Lesbian Films  |   Run Time - 84 min.  |   Countries - Canada, United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan

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.

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pen-pals, immigrant, Japanese [nationality], artist, cross-cultural-relations, homosexual, lesbianism