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Man from Reno

Man from Reno

The greatest mystery she's ever written. And it could be her last…

20146.41h 51m

Overview

A mystery outside of San Francisco brings together small-town sheriff Paul Del Moral, Japanese author Aki Akahori, and a traveler from Reno who soon disappears, leaving behind his suitcase and a trail of questions.

Directed by Dave Boyle
Written by Dave Boyle, Joel Clark, Michael Lerman
Produced by Ko Mori
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Top Cast

Ayako Fujitani

Ayako Fujitani

Aki

Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna

Paul Del Moral

Kazuki Kitamura

Kazuki Kitamura

Akira

Hiroshi Watanabe

Hiroshi Watanabe

Hitoshi/Running Man

Tetsuo Kuramochi

Tetsuo Kuramochi

Shinsuke

Elisha Skorman

Elisha Skorman

Teresa Del Moral

Masami Kosaka

Masami Kosaka

Tatsuji Ono/The Photographer

Rome Kanda

Rome Kanda

Kageyama

Y

Yasuyo Shiba

Junko

Yuki Matsuzaki

Yuki Matsuzaki

Tsubasa

Themes & Keywords

san francisco, californiaextramarital affairneo-noir

About Man from Reno

Man from Reno is a mystery, drama, crime, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of san francisco, california, extramarital affair, neo-noir. Directed by Dave Boyle, it stars Ayako Fujitani, Pepe Serna, Kazuki Kitamura. A mystery outside of San Francisco brings together small-town sheriff Paul Del Moral, Japanese author Aki Akahori, and a traveler from Reno who soon disappears, leaving behind his suitcase and a trail of questions.

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