Picture Bride poster

MOVIE

Picture Bride

1995 • HD • PG-13 • 94min

RATING

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Story

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.

Country Japan Language English

Genre Drama History

Keywords #woman director #orphan #hawaii #arranged marriage #older man younger woman relationship #cultural difference

Credits

Kayo Hatta photo

Kayo Hatta

director

Youki Kudoh photo

Youki Kudoh

Riyo

Akira Takayama photo

Akira Takayama

Matsuji Kimura

Tamlyn Tomita photo

Tamlyn Tomita

Kana

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa photo

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Kanzaki

Toshirō Mifune photo

Toshirō Mifune

The Benshi

Yōko Sugi photo

Yōko Sugi

Aunt Sode

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