The Soba Man

An eerie, uneasy student film that drifts between folktale and awkward party, leaving a quiet sense of dislocation.

Directed by

Donald Wrye

Starring

Jo Anne Miya, James Jamison, Andria Williams

Overview

Black and white UCLA student film, preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A Japanese folktale of the "Soba Man" and a demon without a face blends into the present when Mirico attends a party for her white boyfriend. Japanese-American Mirico is made into an object of fascination to Dom's white friends at a party, unsettling her. She meets Chuck, the host of the party and learns that she resembles a past lover. Mirico shares eerie similarities with the lover and the girl in The "Soba Man" folktale.

How it feels

Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, race, isolation, obsession

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

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