Picture Bride

May 5, 1995

1h 34m

★ 6.4

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Cecile Company

Thousand Cranes Filmworks

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Cast

Riyo

Youki Kudoh

Matsuji Kimura

Akira Takayama

Kana

Tamlyn Tomita

Kanzaki

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

The Benshi

Toshirō Mifune

Aunt Sode

Yōko Sugi

Miss Pieper

Christianne Mays

Felipe

Warren Fabro

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