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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   489 votes
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Director:
Kayo Hatta
Writers:
Kayo Hatta (screenplay)
Kayo Hatta (story)
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Release Date:
5 May 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Hawaii, 1918. She left Japan for a man she had never met, in a new world she couldn't imagine... America.
Plot:
The story of 16-year-old Riyo who journeys to Hawaii in 1918 to marry a man she has never met, except... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Talk Time: Mark Adler on Picture Bride
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User Comments:
Good and entertaining study more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Youki Kudoh ... Riyo

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ... Kanzaki
Tamlyn Tomita ... Kana
Akira Takayama ... Matsuji
Yôko Sugi ... Aunt Sode
Christianne Mays ... Miss Pieper
Toshirô Mifune ... The Benshi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Ashby ... McCullum
James Grant Benton ... Antone
Glenn Cannon ... Mer. Pieper
Lito Capiña ... Augusto
Peter Clark ... Christian minister
Warren Fabro ... Felipe
Michael Hasegawa ... Immigration officer
Kyle Kakuno ... Yamamoto
Moe Keale ... Hawaiian fisherman
Kati Kuroda ... Yayoi
Jessica Louie ... Kei-chan
Natasha Mamiya ... Kei-chan
Melvin Miranda ... Miguel
Keiji Morita ... Photographer
Hatsuko Otsuka ... Fumi
Dawn Saito ... Geisha
Riki Sugimoto ... Gambler
Traci Toguchi ... Uto
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bijo photo (Japan)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sensuality.
Runtime:
95 min | 98 min
Country:
Japan | USA
Language:
English | Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | Spain:T | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Waialua, O`ahu, Hawaii, USA
Company:
Cecile Films more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Riyo: Did you tell the matchmaker about my parents?
Aunt Sode: You mean, how they died? Of course not.
[hands Riyo a picture]
Aunt Sode: Matsuji is such a handsome man. He doesn't look like a sugar cane farmer!
Riyo: [stares at the picture, then grabs the letter next to it and reads] When the mist covers the mountains, I'm reminded of the homeland. Yet, in this South Seas paradise, money is earned with ease, and the eternal fragrance of flowers is but another tropical blessing. In anticipation of your arrival, I'm inspired to write this haiku poem: "Lady Butterfly perfumes her wings by floating over this orchid."
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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Good and entertaining study, 21 October 2001
10/10
Author: kenandraf from Honolulu,Hawaii

Good historical drama which is very educational and also very entertaining to people who like history.Very good acting and script.Not as sensual and sexy as it is sometimes marketed,be prepared to peek into the pioneer spirit and human ability to adjust.Very touching as well for the spiritually mature. Not for people who do not like to think......

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