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It Ain't Necessarily So

It Ain't Necessarily So

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Drama   Comedy
📜 Overview: It Ain't Necessarily So captures a budding Japanese jazz singer and her biracial vocal instructor who struggle to agree on the proper way to sing Gershwin’s “I Loves You Porgy.” Humor is no stranger to jazz singers Eiko Katayama and Kazue Hiraoka who star alongside Masa Fox, their English teacher. "Master at capturing hyper-awkward moments... brilliantly explore how representations of culture and identity ain’t necessarily how they appear." --Wilda Wong, San Diego Asian Film Festival
🌏 Languages Available: English , Japanese
📆 Date Released:
⌚ Running Time: 34 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Eiko Katayama original image
The Vocal Teacher
Eiko Katayama
Masa Fox original image
The English Teacher
Masa Fox
Kazue Hiraoka original image
The Student
Kazue Hiraoka

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