Strawberry Road (1991)
"Sutoroberi rodo" (original title)

Hisa Ishii and his brother Akira emigrate from Japan to the United States. They settle in rural California and start a strawberry farm, slowly integrating themselves into the life of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Koreyoshi Kurahara

Writers:

Yoshimi Ishikawa (autobiography), Nobuo Yamada

Stars:

Ken Matsudaira, Mako, Mariska Hargitay

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ken Matsudaira	...	Hisa Ishii
Mako	...	Frank Machida
Mariska Hargitay	...	Jill Banner
Toshirô Mifune	...	Taoka
Norihei Miki	...	Old Man on hill
Tamotsu Ishibashi	...	Akira Ishii
Shigehide Kawahira	...	George
Pat Morita	...	Old Man's brother (as Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita)
Mao Taiichi	...	Old Man's younger brother
Junko Sakurada
Mari Natsuki
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rocky Aoki
Victoria Gallegos	...	Maria
Mieko Harada

Storyline

Hisa Ishii and his brother Akira emigrate from Japan to the United States. They settle in rural California and start a strawberry farm, slowly integrating themselves into the life of the community, which includes Japanese-Americans of both lengthy and brief residence.

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Plot Keywords:

farm | california | japanese

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

English Japanese Spanish

Release Date:

27 April 1991 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Strawberry Road

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,700,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network, Makeo Productions, Tokyo Hoei Television Company Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

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