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Rick Shiomi was a nowhere man until he created seedy, hard-drinking detective Sam Shikaze, who resurfaces tonight in his play Rosie's Cafe
Rick Shiomi was a nowhere man until he created seedy, hard-drinking detective Sam Shikaze, who resurfaces tonight in his play Rosie's Cafe

Rick Shiomi was a nowhere man until he created seedy, hard-drinking detective Sam Shikaze, who resurfaces tonight in his play Rosie's Cafe

Date4/24/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rick Shiomi was a nowhere man until he created seedy; hard-drinking detective Sam Shikaze; who resurfaces tonight in his play Rosie's Cafe.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0100169F
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