Picture Bride

Picture Bride

94 mins | Drama, History | May 5, 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.

Picture Bride

94 mins | Drama, History | May 5, 1995

Picture Bride
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Cecile Company, Thousand Cranes Filmworks
Original title Picture Bride
Directors Janet Holman, Angela Robinson, Summer Banner, Irish Barber, Kayo Hatta
Writers Diane Mei Lin Mark, Mari Hatta, Kayo Hatta

Cast

Youki Kudoh

as Riyo

Akira Takayama

as Matsuji Kimura

Tamlyn Tomita

as Kana

Toshirō Mifune

as The Benshi

Yōko Sugi

as Aunt Sode

Christianne Mays

as Miss Pieper