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Christopher Makoto Yogi is from Honolulu, Hawai‘i. His debut feature film, "August at Akiko's", had its World Premiere at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam in 2018 to critical acclaim.
Christopher Makoto Yogi is known for I Was a Simple Man (2021), August at Akiko's (2018) and Layover, on the Shore (2009).
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Nov 18, 2021 · In Christopher Makoto Yogi’s Hawaii-set drama “I Was a Simple Man,” Masao (Steve Iwamoto) is a dignified-looking old-timer who’s nearing the end of his life. As he slows down, the past keeps...
Nov 19, 2021 · Director Christopher Makoto Yogi’s lyrical, entrancing film, set in his home of Hawaii, is simultaneously tethered to linear time and floating outside of it. What if we were to walk on this Earth alongside our younger selves?
Christopher Makoto Yogi, director of I Was a Simple Man, wields an understated, yet playful voice in his newest film. I Was a Simple Man, features an aged and ailing man, Masao (Steve Iwamoto) contending with the urbanization of Hawaii, his strained relationships with his children, and the appearance of a ghost from years before. As he loses ...
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Mar 8, 2021 · Meet Christopher Makoto Yogi, writer-director of I WAS A SIMPLE MAN, which is playing in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Presented by Dropbox.
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