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The Soba Man (1963) | Slate

The Soba Man

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The Soba Man

Black and white UCLA student film, preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A Japanese folktale of the "Soba Man" and a demon without a face blends into the present when Mirico attends a party for her white boyfriend. Japanese-American Mirico is made into an object of fascination to Dom's white friends at a party, unsettling her. She meets Chuck, the host of the party and learns that she resembles a past lover. Mirico shares eerie similarities with the lover and the girl in The "Soba Man" folktale.

Released: 1963
Runtime: 26m
Language: English

Direction and writing

Donald WryeWriter, Director

Gary WilmesAssistant Director

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Cast

Jo Anne MiyaMirico
James JamisonDom
Andria Williams

Anne

Ron WallerChuck

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