Date: Friday, April 10, 2026
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $10 (Members $7)
Run Time: 118 mins
Release Date: 2023
Rating: PG, Drama
Brash businessman Hideki convinces his Tokyo bosses he can turn a profitless Montana cattle ranch into a premiere-performing asset. However, when his Japanese Wagyu-beef expert fails him, Hideki is poised to fail unless he identifies a missing element that’s key to the transformation: himself. A discussion will be held after the screening with Director Marc Marriott.
- “Tokyo Cowboy is everything you want an independent film to be. It’s got heart, scope, scale, and character” – John Dahl
- “A refreshing, transcultural role-reversal drama that is charming and beautifully shot.” – Ronald Kelts, The Japan Times
Our theater tends to be cold. You may want to bring with you a sweater or jacket.
Meet the Director
Marc Marriott is an award-winning producer/director of television and film. At the start of his career, Marriott lived in Japan and apprenticed with renowned Japanese filmmaker Yoji Yamada. The creative seed for Tokyo Cowboy was planted during that time. This is his first feature film as a director. During his professional career, Marriott has earned a reputation as a specialist in stories of real people in extraordinary situations; from the History Channel’s AX MEN, to the Discovery Channel’s Roush Racing: Driver X. He’s been a Series producer and Director for The Discovery Channel, History Channel, FOX, VH1, TLC, and The Travel Channel, among others. Marriott is a graduate of the Masters directing program at UCLA. His first film, Short Order won the Prix Canal Plus at the Henri Langlois International Film Festival in France and his short film The Snow Child played at Cannes. He has received the Independent Film Channel Award and the Jimmy Stewart Crystal Heart Award from the Heartland Film Festival. Marriott is a member of the Producers Guild of America.