Sugar & Spice: Fûmi Zekka

– Recently graduated from high school, 17-year-old Shiro (Yagira Yuya) decides to put off college and ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 5 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Original Name:
シュガー&スパイス ~風味絶佳~
Sugar & Spice: Fûmi zekka (2008) - Also known as シュガー&スパイス ~風味絶佳~

Recently graduated from high school, 17-year-old Shiro (Yagira Yuya) decides to put off college and work at a gas station instead. Shy and introspective, Shiro understands he is at a turning point of his life, but is unsure of what lies ahead. Though his parents disapprove of his decision, he has the support of his flower child grandmother (Natsuki Mari) who declares that a gas station is a romantic place for life's drifters. Surely enough, soon a new co-worker, college student Noriko (Erika Sawajiri), drifts into Shiro's life. He falls headfirst into a bittersweet first love that ushers him into the world of adulthood.

Producing Country:
Genre:
Release Date:

24 Apr 2009

Language:

Spanish, English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Writer:

Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck

Main Actors:

Jose Rijo, Walki Cuevas, Algenis Perez Soto, Santo Silvestre

Plot:

By 2008, more than 25 percent of major league baseball players were born in Latin America. At 19, Miguel "Sugar" Santos, a serious kid from the Dominican Republic, signs with Kansas City. He flies to Phoenix for tryouts and is sent to the Class A team "The Swing" in the fictional town of Bridgetown, Iowa, where he lives with a farm family. Thus begins his odyssey: leaving his mom and girlfriend; living in an alien culture; learning English; overcoming jitters; working hard; achieving early success; navigating friendships, occasional racism, and a woman's mixed signals; dealing with an injury; trying performance-enhancing drugs; and, searching for his place in the world. Will he make it to the Majors; will he play in New York?

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Gross profit:

$1,037,595

Production:

Sony Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
Metacritic:
82%