Picture Bride

Name: Picture Bride
Genre: Drama
Released: TODO_MISSING
Rating: 82

1994, Drama, 1h 38m

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Movie Info

After the father of Riyo (Youki Kudoh) dies, she becomes the arranged wife of Matsuji (Akira Takayama), a migrant worker in Hawaii. Riyo travels from Japan to the United States, but finds it difficult adapting to the hard life working on a sugar plantation and living with Matsuji. Riyo becomes friends with another woman, Kana (Tamlyn Tomita), who came over as a bride as well. Riyo begins saving money to return to Japan, but tragic events make her evaluate where she belongs.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Kayo Hatta
Producer:

Diane Mei Lin Mark, Lisa Onodera
Writer:

Kayo Hatta, Mari Hatta
Release Date (Theaters):

Apr 28, 1994 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 1, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA):

$531.1K
Runtime:

1h 38m
Distributor:

Miramax Films, Miramax Home Entertainment [us]
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Youki Kudoh
Riyo

Akira Takayama
Matsuji

Tamlyn Tomita
Kana

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Kanzaki

Toshiro Mifune
The Benshi

Yoko Sugi
Aunt Sode

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Audience Reviews for Picture Bride

Jan 11, 2008

The last time I saw this movie was a couple of months back, and the first was in high school. This is a tremendous movie! It details a life of a young Japanese woman who becomes a "picture bride" to a sugar-cane field worker in Hawaii. The movie details their arrangement, marriage, and life together. Tamlyn Tomita stars in this movie, and incredibly shines! Great movie!

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