Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa plays a mystical matchmaker who brews a special tea to bring star-crossed lovers Tamlyn Tomita and Greg Watanabe together. (Tagawa's role was originally written for a woman, but, hey, who can deny a man in wooden getas?) Producer Dana Hankins spent four years trying to bring this film — based on a short story by Honolulu Magazine fiction-contest winner Joey Char — to the screen. Expect a TV broadcast on one of the local network affiliates in the near future. It screens at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Dole Cannery Stadium 18 as part of Hawaii Panorama 4 (rush-line tickets only).
