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Mottainai

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  • 2011
  • 5m
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Nobuko Miyamoto, Carla Vega, and Nancy Sekizawa in Mottainai (2011)
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  • Director
    • Dan Kwong
  • Stars
    • Nobuko Miyamoto
    • Nancy Sekizawa
    • Carla Vega
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    • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dan Kwong
    • Stars
      • Nobuko Miyamoto
      • Nancy Sekizawa
      • Carla Vega
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  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Nobuko Miyamoto
    Nobuko Miyamoto
    • Queen of the Dumpster
    Nancy Sekizawa
    • Back-up Singer
    • (as 'Atomic Nancy' Sekizawa)
    Carla Vega
    Carla Vega
    • Back-up Singer
    George Abe
    • Flute musician
    Darren Endo
    • Shime musician
    Sean Miura
    • Shamisen musician
    Estella Goldsmith
    • Grandma
    Misao Matsuda
    • Grandma
    Mamie Tucker
    • Grandma
    Ian Filali
    • Child
    Maiya Grace Kuida-Osumi
    • Child
    • (as Maiya Kuida-Osumi)
    Quinn Pascual-Spear
    • Child
    Kaylee Spindler
    • Child
    Don Chao
    Cesar Cipriano
    Cesar Cipriano
    Raoul De La Sota
    Jordan Ikemiya
    June Kaewsith
    • Director
      • Dan Kwong
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    • Release date
      • 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Great Leap , media page (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mottainai - Don't Waste What Nature Gives You
    • Filming locations
      • Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, California, USA(Trash dumpster setting)
    • Production company
      • Great Leap
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    • Runtime
      5 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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