A lonely detectorist’s search for love brings him to a tiki bar. Set partly in the iconic Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus, Massachusetts, Kowloon Castaway is a fun look at love in the modern world.
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The people behind it
Al Kaprielian
The Beachcomber
Daphne Berwind-Dart
Elizabeth
Lisa Housman
Girl Who Falls In Love
David Comerford
Man With Pipe
Dineen Comerford
Woman With Baby
Victoria Comerford
Baby
Katty Cavanaugh
Woman At Door
Joe Cavanaugh
Man Going To Work
Luvian Abell
Girl Forgetting Lunch
Fay Dearborn
Girl On Beach
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A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.
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A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
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The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
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