Koisuru Tomato (a.k.a. Love Tomato) is a labor of love for respected character actor Daichi Yasuo, who wrote, produced, and starred in the film. Thirteen years in the making, the film makes a statement about the declining state of agriculture in Japan and the difficulties Japanese farmers face in a society that increasingly marginalizes their work. Sincere and well-meaning, Koisuru Tomato offers both a poignant message and a touching romance. In a rare Pan-Asian collaboration, the film co-stars leading Filipino actress Alice Dixson, and much of the film itself is set in the Philippines.
Middle-aged farmer Noda Masao (Daichi Yasuo) is a good, honest man, but his attempts for marriage have all met with failure. Through a friend, Masao meets Liberty (Ruby Moreno), a Filipino woman working in Japan. When they decide to get married, Masao borrows money from his Agricultural Association and travels to the Philippines for the wedding - only to discover that it was all a scam. Stranded in Manila with no money, Masao ends up staying to work. One day he meets a beautiful farmer’s daughter, Christina (Alice Dixson), reawakening not only his chances for love, but also his love for farming.
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