Picture Bride (1994) follows the journey of a young woman named Riyo, who embarks on a voyage from Japan to a Hawaiian sugarcane plantation for an arranged marriage. Upon arrival, she is taken aback to find that her intended husband, Matsuji, is significantly older than she anticipated, being 43 years old. With limited financial resources, Riyo feels compelled to go through with the marriage but resolutely refuses to share a bed with Matsuji. Instead, she focuses on working diligently in the fields to save enough money to return to Japan. Meanwhile, Matsuji, though initially awkward, makes sincere efforts to earn Riyo's affection. As Riyo starts to warm up to her husband's advances, broader issues threaten their budding relationship. The long-standing racial and ethnic tensions between the white landowners and the Asian plantation workers escalate into violent conflict, leading to widespread poverty, despair, and loss of life.
Credits
Direction Kayo Hatta
Cast Youki Kudoh · Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa · Tamlyn Tomita · Akira Takayama · Yôko Sugi · Christianne Mays · Toshirô Mifune
Soundtrack Mark Adler
Screenplay Kayo Hatta · Mari Hatta · Diane Mei Lin Mark
Cinematography Claudio Rocha
Technical sheet
Title Picture Bride
Original title Picture Bride
Year 1994
Type Movie
Length 95 min.
Country Japan
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