First-Time Viewing

Picture Bride

Release Date:May 5, 1995

Running Time:94 min

Genres:Drama, History

Director

Kayo Hatta

Cast

Youki Kudoh Akira Takayama Tamlyn Tomita Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Toshirō Mifune Yōko Sugi Christianne Mays Warren Fabro

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

Riyo, an orphaned 17-year old, sails from Yokohama to Hawaii in 1918 to marry Matsuji, a man she has never met. Hoping to escape a troubled past and start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age. The miserable girl finds solace with her new friend Kana, a young mother who helps Riyo accept her new life.

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