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Picture Bride (1994)
Digital ✓
Genre: Drama
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: Mono
Synopsis
Home isn't always where you start - sometimes it's where you decide to stay. Kayo Hatta's "Picture Bride" is set in 1918, when young Riyo (Yuki Kudo), orphaned after her father's death, leaves Japan to marry a man she knows only through letters and a photograph. When she arrives in Hawaii, she discovers that Matsuji (Akira Takayama), a sugar plantation laborer, is far older than the picture he sent. Struggling with the backbreaking work in the cane fields and a marriage built on a deception, Riyo saves every penny to buy passage home. Her friendship with fellow picture bride Kana (Tamlyn Tomita) helps her endure, but tragedy forces her to reconsider where she belongs. Watch for Toshiro Mifune in a memorable cameo.
Cast
Toshiro Mifune
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Tamlyn Tomita
Yuki Kudo
Akira Takayama
Yoko Sugi
Christianne Mays
Michael Ashby
James Grant Benton
Glenn Cannon
Lito Capina
Director
Kayo Hatta
Awards & Nominations
- None
Keywords
Drama
Romance
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English
Subtitle Languages
English