Date: Thursday, June 10
(1) Doors 3:30PM, Film 4:00PM
(2) Doors 6:15PM, Film 7:00PM
Venue: Big Cinemas Manhattan (Former ImaginAsian)
239 E 59th St, NYC

US PREMIERE OF MY DARLING IS A FOREIGNER

Introduction
Since the first book went on sale in 2002, the “My Darling is a Foreigner” manga series has sold more than 3 million copies. The humorous books follow the manga artist Saori Oguri and her American writer/language-freak husband Tony Laszlo from the days of their courtship through their marriage to the birth of their son.

Surpassing culture gap vignettes, the series establishes a unique space and its own particular warmth as it traces the process by which two people become very important to each other. They bridge the distance they sense between themselves, and over the months and years to come to a meeting of hearts and sometimes even minds.

The film “My Darling is a Foreigner” is a romantic comedy in which Saori (Mao Inoue), a Japanese girl, meets Tony (Jonathan Sherr), an American man. Sometimes colliding and sometimes talking past each other. They set out in search of that always elusive happy end.

Director: Kazuaki Ue
Born in 1954 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is a freelance television commercial director. He has worked on numerous commercials for Shiseido, Asahi Soft Drinks, and others. “My Darling is a Foreigner” is his directorial debut.

Cast: Mao Inoue
Born in 1987 in Kanagawa, Japan. With her role in the smash hit TV drama “Hana yori Dango,” movie “Hana yori Dango: Final” and “Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu”, she is considered one of the best actresses both in popularity and her acting ability in Japan.

Cast: Jonathan Sherr
Born in 1974 in California. He is an actor for the instant comedy group “Tokyo Comedy Store.” While working in various entertainment fields, including radio programs, he was selected for the role of Tony in the audition for “My Darling is a Foreigner.”

Director: Kazuaki Ue
Born in 1954 in Hokkaido, Japan. He is a freelance television commercial director. He has worked on numerous commercials for Shiseido, Asahi Soft Drinks, and others. “My Darling is a Foreigner” is his directorial debut.

Cast: Mao Inoue
Born in 1987 in Kanagawa, Japan. With her role in the smash hit TV drama “Hana yori Dango,” movie “Hana yori Dango: Final” and “Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu”, she is considered one of the best actresses both in popularity and her acting ability in Japan.

Cast: Jonathan Sherr
Born in 1974 in California. He is an actor for the instant comedy group “Tokyo Comedy Store.” While working in various entertainment fields, including radio programs, he was selected for the role of Tony in the audition for “My Darling is a Foreigner.”