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Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings

Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings (2012)

Documentary, Biographical, Music | United States, Japan

Director: Tadashi Nakamura

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Rating: 7.8/10

SYNOPSIS

This intimate documentary gives viewers a singular glimpse into Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele virtuoso, but also Jake, the young boy who grew up in a modest apartment to a single mother and unsuspectingly rose to international stardom.

Actors

Jake Shimabukuro

Writer: Tadashi Nakamura

Producer: Ruth Bolan, Stephen Gong

RUNTIME: 54 min

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