Picture Bride (1995)
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.
- Date of release
- 1995-05-05
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (25)
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Kayo Hatta
Casting
- Youki Kudoh — Riyo
- Akira Takayama — Matsuji Kimura
- Tamlyn Tomita — Kana
- Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa — Kanzaki
- Toshirō Mifune — The Benshi
- Yōko Sugi — Aunt Sode
- Christianne Mays — Miss Pieper
- Warren Fabro — Felipe
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic
Picture Bride is a 1995 American Japanese-language film directed by Kayo Hatta. It follows Riyo, who arrives in Hawaii as a "picture bride" at the turn of the century for a man she has never met before. The story is based on the historical practice, due to U.S. anti-miscegenation laws, of Japanese immigrant laborers in the United States using long-distance matchmakers in their homelands to find wives.
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