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Director:
Writers:
Kayo Hatta (screenplay)
Kayo Hatta (story)
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Release Date:
5 May 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
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
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Talk Time: Mark Adler on Picture Bride
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Cast

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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
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Riyo: When we arrived in Honolulu, someone said that there were real diamonds on Diamond Head volcano, and that we would all get rich.
Kana: You believe?
Riyo: No.
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A MATURE RESPONSE, 13 February 2000
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Author: (airb@webtv.net) from CANMORE, ALBERTA, CANADA

For a mature man, to admit that he shed a tear over this film is a mature response, to a mature film.

If one need admit more then perhaps one could say that, "Life" can never be the same, after viewing such advent for it has moved us to the next level.

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