Picture Bride (1994)
94 min
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.
- Release date
- May 5, 1995
- Country of origin
- Japan, United States
Cast
- Yûki Kudô as Riyo
- Akira Takayama as Matsuji
- Yôko Sugi as Aunt Sode
- Shoin Hoashi as Buddhist Minister
- Keiji Morita as Photographer
- Michael Hasegawa as Immigration officer
- Peter Clark as Christian Minister
- Lito Capina as Augusto
- Warren Fabro as Felipe
- Tamlyn Tomita as Kana
Crew
- Kayo Hatta · Director
- Kayo Hatta · Writer
- Mari Hatta · Writer
- Diane Mei Lin Mark · Writer
- Lisa Onodera · Producer
- Mark Adler · Composer
- Claudio Rocha · Cinematographer
- Mallory Gottlieb · Editor
- Lynzee Klingman · Editor
- Anna Fishburn · Casting director
- Paul Guncheon · Production designer