''Gaijin 2: Love Me As I Am'' ( pt, Gaijin – Ama-me Como Sou) is a 2005

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Tizuka Yamasaki Tizuka Yamasaki (born May 12, 1949) is a Brazilian film director. Early life and work Born in Porto Alegre, at the age of 2, Tizuka moved back with her Japanese immigrants parents to the city of Atibaia, in the state of São Paulo. In her tee ...

. It is the sequel of '' Gaijin: Roads to Freedom'' (1980), also directed by Yamasaki. The film is set in 1908 and tells the story of

Japanese immigrants The Japanese diaspora and its individual members, known as Nikkei (日系) or as Nikkeijin (日系人), comprise the Japanese emigrants from Japan (and their descendants) residing in a country outside Japan. Emigration from Japan was recorded a ...

who come to work on a coffee plantation in Brazil. There, they will need to adapt to the conditions and exploitations of the farm owners. The film was shot in a scenographic city in

Londrina Londrina (, literally "Little London") is a city located in the north of the state of Paraná, South Region, Brazil, and is away from the state capital, Curitiba. It is the second largest city in the state and fourth largest in the southern regi ...

, and in locations of

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, Maringá,

Foz do Iguaçu Foz do Iguaçu (''Iguazu River Mouth'') () is the Brazilian city on the border of Iguaçu Falls. The city is the 7th largest in the state of Paraná. The city's population is approximately 258,000. It is approximately 650 km (400 mi) wes ...

Paranaguá Paranaguá (''Great Round Sea'', in Tupi) is a city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. Founded in 1648, it is Paraná's oldest city. It is known for the Port of Paranaguá, which serves as both the sea link for Curitiba, to the west and the ca ...

, and

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Plot

In 1908 Titoe (Kyoko Tsukamoto) arrives in Brazil, a Japanese coming to the country in attempt to get money from work and then return to Japan to be able to follow her life in the home country. In 1935, now with her daughter Shinobu (

Nobu McCarthy Nobu McCarthy ( ja, ノブ・マッカーシー, born Nobu Atsumi (渥美延); November 13, 1934 – April 6, 2002) was a Canadian actress. She received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in ...

, who died in 2002 during filming) born and without enough money to return to Japan, Titoe decides to buy her first plot of land in

. The

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

, and its consequences for Japan end up further delaying Titoe's plans to return to the country, especially after Kazumi and Maria (

Tamlyn Tomita Tamlyn Naomi Tomita (born January 27, 1966) is a Japanese-American actress and singer. She made her screen debut as Kumiko in ''The Karate Kid Part II'' (1986) and reprised the character for the streaming series ''Cobra Kai'' (2021). She is also ...

), her grandchildren were born. Maria marries Gabriel (Jorge Perrugoría), son of a Spanish father and Italian mother, with whom he has two children: Yoko (Lissa Diniz) and Pedro. The business of Gabriel is going well, until the seizure made by the Collor Government in 1990 leads to bankruptcy. Without alternatives, Maria and the children will live with Titoe while Gabriel embarks to Kobe, intending to work temporarily and raise money for the family.Gaijn - Ama-me Como Sou - Filme 2005 - AdoroCinema
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Cast

as Maria Yamashita *

Jorge Perugorría Jorge Perugorría Rodríguez (aka "Pichi," born 13 August 1965) is a Cuban actor, film director and painter. He is well known for his part as Diego in '' Strawberry and Chocolate'' (original title in Spanish ''Fresa y chocolate'' (co-directed by ...

as Gabriel Damazo Bravo Salinas *

as Shinobu Yamashita **Eda Nagayama as Shinobu Yamashita (young) *Aya Ono as Titoe Yamashita (née Yamada) **Kyoko Tsukamoto as Titoe Yamada (young) *Kissei Kumamoto as Mr. Yamashita / Kazumi *

Luís Melo Luís Melo (born November 13, 1947, in Curitiba) is a Brazilian actor. Filmography Television *1985 '' Cata-Vento'' - Gororóba *1995 '' Cara e Coroa'' - Rubinho *1997 '' Anjo Mau'' - Müller *1997 ''O Amor Está no Ar'' - Alberto *1998 '' P ...

as Ramon Salina Bravo Salinas *

Zezé Polessa Maria José de Castro Polessa (born 22 September 1953), known professionally as Zezé Polessa, is a Brazilian actress. Biography Polessa was born in Rio de Janeiro. She graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the Federal Univers ...

as Gina *Louise Cardoso as Sofia Damazo Bravo Salinas *

Mariana Ximenes Mariana Ximenes do Prado Nuzzi (born 26 April 1981) is a Brazilian actress. Her first role was in the telenovela ''Fascinação'' in 1998 where she portrayed the role of Emília Gouveia. In the same year she played the role of Ruth Stern in th ...

as Weronica Müller *Lissa Diniz as Yoko Salinas *Carlos Takeshi as Vicente * Eijiro Ozaki as Kunihiro *Felipe Kannenberg as George Müller *Keniti Kaneko as Jiro Kobayashi *Ryogo Suguimoto as Ken *

Dado Dolabella Carlos Eduardo Bouças Dolabella Filho (born July 20, 1980), best known as Dado Dolabella, is a Brazilian actor and singer. In 2016 he became an advocate for the vegan lifestyle. Biography Dolabella was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of the B ...

as Yoko's Friend

References

External links

* {{Festival de Gramado Best Picture Award 2005 drama films 2005 films 2000s historical drama films Brazilian historical drama films Films about immigration Films directed by Tizuka Yamasaki Films set in 1908 Films shot in Curitiba Films shot in Foz do Iguaçu 2000s Japanese-language films 2000s Portuguese-language films