In the middle of the desert, a solipsistic Japanese-American woman, along with her elderly and paralysed friend Barbara, runs the Desert Rose Cafe. Things liven up with the arrival of a mafia henchman (whose boss is hiding out at a nearby ranch), a battered Japanse man (who turns out to be a terrific chef, but who also triggers Barbara's memories of internment during WWII), and an attack on the mob boss' camp.
Unfortunately the movie The Painted Desert is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Masato Harada | Director |
Writing | Masato Harada | Writer |
Writing | Rebecca Ross | Writer |
Production | Kazuyoshi Okuyama | Executive Producer |
Production | Brandon Pender | Executive Producer |
Production | Tikki Goldberg | Producer |
Production | Masato Harada | Producer |
Production | Wayne Yee | Producer |
Sound | Masahiro Kawasaki | Music |
Crew | Bernard Salzmann | Cinematography |
Editing | Rebecca Ross | Editor |
Production | Miguel Sandoval | Casting |
Art | J. Rae Fox | Production Design |
Art | Erik Polczwartek | Art Direction |
Production | Shalini Waran | Production Manager |
Art | Tim Y. Wetzel | Property Master |
Sound | Matthew C. Beville | Foley Mixer |
Sound | Tom Caton | Boom Operator |
Sound | John Dunn | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Stephen Hunter Flick | Sound Effects Editor |
Crew | Wayne Beauchamp | Pyrotechnician |
Crew | John F. Teeple | Driver |