The Soba Man (1963) | UCLA student film

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The Soba Man (1963)
Director: Donald Wrye

A Japanese folktale of the "Soba Man" and a demon without a face blends into the present when Japanese American Mirico attends a party with her white boyfriend. Mirico is made into an object of fascination to Dom's white friends at a party, unsettling her. She meets Chuck, the host of the party, and learns that she resembles a past lover. Mirico shares eerie similarities with the lover and the girl in the "Soba Man" folktale.

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Complete Record: The Soba Man (1963) Director: Donald Wrye A Japanese folktale of the "Soba Man" and a demon without a face blends into the present when Japanese American Mirico attends a party with her white boyfriend. Mirico is made into an object of fascination to Dom's white friends at a party, unsettling her. She meets Chuck, the host of the party, and learns that she resembles a past lover. Mirico shares eerie similarities with the lover and the girl in the "Soba Man" folktale. Visit our blog to learn more about the history of UCLA student filmmaking: https://cinema.ucla.edu/blog/first-years-of-ucla-student-films-1947-1965