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.
James Gammon
as Al
Nobu McCarthy
as Sari Hatano
Kazuya Kimura
as Jiro
Priscilla Pointer
as Barbara
Don Keith Opper
as Montana
Ronald G. Joseph
as Scarface
Seidy López
as Freda
Wayne Pére
as Cosmo
Robert Apisa
as Bones
Rudy Diaz
as Griff