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  • Sleepy Heads (1997)
  • R
    87 min | Comedy
Sleepy Heads (1997)
R
87 min | Comedy

Turning the stereotype of the hard-working Japanese on its head, with amusing sight gags and over-the-top caricatures, it's the tale of young illegal immigrants in NY happy to be free from Japan's work ethic and traditional hierarchies.
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Director
Writers
Yoshifumi Hosoya (screenplay) | Nick Feyz (screenplay) | Christo Knight (screenplay) (as Christo Assefi) | Edwin Baker (screenplay)
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Updated Apr 30, 1997

Release date
Apr 1997 (United States)

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Cast

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Eugene Nomura
Hiro Hagiwara Hiro Hagiwara   See fewer
Takahiro Fujita
Akira (as Takihiro 'Engin' Fujita) Akira (as Takihiro 'Engin' Fujita)   See fewer
J.C. Islander
Kelly - undercover cop Kelly - undercover cop   See fewer
Chris Grall
Sam - undercover cop Sam - undercover cop   See fewer
Ron Contawe
Gang Leader Gang Leader   See fewer
Wayland Quintero
Gang Leader's Bro Gang Leader's Bro   See fewer
Jimmy King
New York cop (as James Michael King) New York cop (as James Michael King)   See fewer
Matthew Black
Officer Lamont Officer Lamont   See fewer
Sandra S. Hamlin
Woman in Subway Woman in Subway   See fewer
Slammer
Big Twin Big Twin   See fewer
Jammer
Big Twin Big Twin   See fewer
Adam Vignola
Man Who Hits Hiro (as Adam C. Vignola) Man Who Hits Hiro (as Adam C. Vignola)   See fewer
Todo Segalla
Gang Member Gang Member   See fewer
David Hubbell
Policeman number five Policeman number five   See fewer
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