Showtimes: 4PM & 7PM

The universe unfolds a little differently in Japantown. It operates in a way you couldn’t possibly comprehend. But there is a method to its madness and for the most part it runs as smoothly as a Tokyo train station. However, every once in a great while, it needs a little help.

Meet Tenshi.

He’s an obnoxious 400-year-old spirit from old Japan who has a foul mouth and a propensity for petty theft. He’s been charged with watching over the residents of Japantown, which he does with all the grace of a drunken sumo wrestler singing karaoke. Despite this he’s able to keep things running on course most of the time but it’s always a challenge, never easy. And, complicating matters today, is his new apprentice.

Meet Lucy.

She’s a naïve woman wearing a red dress who stepped right out of the 1940s into the modern world. She’s unsure of the year, her surroundings and her new role in the universe but she’s got a good heart and is a quick learner. Unfortunately, Tenshi is her only teacher.

Together, these two unseen spirits will wander in and out of the lives of Japantown residents, trying to keep the universe in order. Sometimes they succeed, sometimes they fail but no matter what they will irreparably change and connect the lives of dozens of people – whether they like it or not.

Directed by Kerwin Berk. Q&A with cast and crew to follow.


OUR STORIES

Things Aren’t Always as They Seem
It’s Lucy Yamaguchi’s first day on the job and her mean old boss is giving her a hard time. Things just don’t seem to be going according to plan – or are they?
Hiroshi Kashiwagi and Wendy Woo

Feels Like Old Times
A chance encounter between a couple after 20 years apart and it’s just like old times – which isn’t necessarily a good thing.
Sandra Young and Todd Nakagawa

Waiting for Akira
Who knew that camping out for a midnight movie could be more entertaining than watching the film.
Carolyn Hu, Rey Taira, Nishea Andolong, Nan Suphari, Rafe Biggs and Ricky Wang

Words Can’t Say
There are times that words are meaningless – no matter what language.
Jean Franco and Anna Jones

Sisters
A resident of a nursing home gets a surprise visit.
Chizuko Omori

Some Things Never Change
A father and his son deal with aging, dating and a pair of gossipy old farts.
Randall Nakano, Kevin Khoi Tran, Henrietta Gard, Larry Kitagawa and Ben Arikawa

Everyone Goes to Benkyodo
The lives of a cantankerous waitress, a put-upon cook and a new employee are on a collision course in Japantown.
Suz Takeda, Kallan Nishimoto and Koichi Sugiyama

Their Hands Were Fast as Lightning
From kung fu to kamaboko, everything in life can be a metaphor – even a bowl of ramen.
Naomi Quinones and LJ Batinas


Purchase tickets at infinityandchashuramen.com. $10 advance tickets; $12 at door; $8 for members. Will be checking membership card for member ticket purchases.

Watch the trailer for the LA premiere here>>