Fiction

"Echoes of My Father" stars Hotaru Kajino Koziarski and Kurumi Akira Koziarski, daughters of filmmakers Ed M. Koziarski and Junko Kajino, as two little girls who embark on a journey through mystery, fear, loss, and renewal. Shot in Junko's hometown of Ina, Nagano, Japan, the film utilizes real locations from her life. This story is excerpted from our in-development feature-length screenplay "Hand, Head, Heart."
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"The First Breath of Tengan Rei" stars Erika as a young Okinawan woman who kidnaps the teenage son of a US Marine convicted of raping her when she was a girl.
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"Homesick Blues" features Zoey (now Remah) as a girl spending her final days in Osaka before running off to America to pursue her dream of becoming a blues singer. This film received the Best Film award at the IFP Chicago Film Festival and screened at festivals including the Chicago International and Hawaii International.​​