Man from Reno is a 2014 English-language Crime Drama film written by Dave Boyle, Joel Clark and Michael Lerman. The movie is directed by Dave Boyle and produced by Ko Mori, Taro Goto, Frederic Delmais, Nelson Cheng, Timothy Wenhold, Wade Winningham, Emily Ting, Michael Lerman, Alex Verba and Ben Lyon under the banner of Eleven Arts. In a small town south of San Francisco, Sheriff Paul Del Moral (Pepe Serna) is driving home through the fog when he accidentally strikes a pedestrian, a lone Japanese man. However, before an investigation can take place the man disappears from the hospital without a trace. At the same time, Japanese mystery author Aki Akahori (Ayako Fujitani) takes a trip to San Francisco in order to escape the press tour for her latest book--a potboiler in her world famous Inspector Takabe series. Feeling lonely and vulnerable, she begins a romantic affair with a mysterious Japanese traveler from Reno (Kazuki Kitamura). Her new lover is charismatic and charming but abruptly disappears from the hotel, leaving behind his suitcase and a trail of questions.. Written by Production. Man from reno stars Ayako Fujitani in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Pepe Serna, Kazuki Kitamura, Yasuyo Shiba, Hiroshi Watanabe, Tetsuo Kuramochi and Yuki Matsuzaki. Cinematography was done by Richard Wong. The motion picture has a running time of 110 minutes. It was released on 27th March 2015 in English and Japanese languages. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released. The motion picture made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Gravitas Ventures.