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Picture Bride (1995)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:7

Rotten:2

Average Rating:6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: After 16-year-old Riyo travels all the way from Japan to a Hawaiian sugarcane plantation for an arranged marriage, she is shocked to discover that Matsuji, her husband-to-be, is 43 years old. With... [More]

Starring: Youki Kudoh, Tamlyn Tomita, Akira Takayama, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Director: Kayo Hatta

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Mar 2, 2004

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N/R	Todd McCarthy	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 26 2009 03:15 AM	Variety
B-	Emanuel Levy	The film is poorly directed, but it deals with a rare issue, picture brides circa 1918, and is made by an insider, an Asian-American, which is a plus. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 12 2007 12:02 PM	EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R	Derek Adams	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 09 2006 03:16 AM	Time Out
2/5	Dan Lybarger	Has a nifty swan song by the great Toshiro Mifune, but the rest of the film is pretty, underwritten snooze. Comment \| Dec., 29 2003 05:33 PM	Nitrate Online
3/5	Carol Cling	No review available. Comment \| Nov., 07 2003 12:02 PM	Las Vegas Review-Journal
N/R	Janet Maslin	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:07 PM	New York Times
2/4	Leonard Schwarz	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:07 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
	Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat	Sturdy story about the resilience of immigrants. Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 30 2002 02:20 PM	Spirituality and Practice
N/R	Peter Stack	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 18 2002 08:02 AM	San Francisco Chronicle
N/R	Kevin Thomas	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 13 2001 07:17 PM	Los Angeles Times
4.5/5	Alison Macor	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Austin Chronicle
	Chris Hicks	The characters are disarming and the film itself is quite engrossing. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Deseret News, Salt Lake City
3/4	James Berardinelli	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	ReelViews
N/R	Rita Kempley	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Washington Post
3/4	Roger Ebert	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Chicago Sun-Times
N/R	Steve Rhodes	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Internet Reviews
N/R	Walter V. Addiego	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	San Francisco Examiner

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