Once Upon a Time in America

Overview

The time: the 1920s. The place: New York City. The Lower East Side, on the southeast corner of Manhattan Island, is home to a great many Jewish immigrants who came to the United States, beginning in the late 19th century, from a Russia ravaged by political turmoil and an eastern Europe where they had experienced tremendous poverty. Despite the American dream that anyone can achieve success, for the Jewish immigrants in the Lower East Side this dream is difficult to make a reality. David “Noodles” Aaronson is born into this Jewish enclave, and from a very young age gets his hands dirty in the seedy underbelly of society. Along with his trusted companions Max, Cockeye, Patsy, and Dominic, Noodles lays down roots in the criminal underworld...

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Cast

Fuuto Nozomi

Noodles

Maaya Kiho

Deborah

Sakina Ayakaze

Max

Jun Asami

Carol

Ayanagi Shou

Jimmy

Seina Nozomi

Betty

Rin Maisaki

Stein

Souno Haruto

Fat Moe

Sahana Mako

Director