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Picture Bride
Film / 1995

Picture Bride

Directed by Kayo Hatta
DramaHistory

★ 6.5/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Youki KudohRiyo Akira TakayamaMatsuji Kimura Tamlyn TomitaKana Cary-Hiroyuki TagawaKanzaki Toshirō MifuneThe Benshi Yōko SugiAunt Sode Christianne MaysMiss Pieper Warren FabroFelipe

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