PICTURE BRIDE (IMPRINT ASIA COLLECTION #30) - BLU-RAY ( Picture Bride )

PICTURE BRIDE (IMPRINT ASIA COLLECTION #30) - BLU-RAY (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Picture Bride
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
000 min

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1995 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Kayo Hatta

Written By:
Kayo Hatta
Diane Mei Lin Mark
Mari Hatta

Actors:
Youki Kudoh ..... Riyo
Akira Takayama ..... Matsuji Kimura
Tamlyn Tomita ..... Kana
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ..... Kanzaki
Toshirô Mifune ..... The Benshi
Yoko Sugi ..... Aunt Sode
Christianne Mays ..... Miss Pieper
Warren Fabro ..... Felipe

Synopsis:

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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 of 16-year-old Riyo who journeys to Hawaii in 1918 to marry a man she has never met, except through photographs and letters they have exchanged. Hoping to escape a troubled past and to start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age and Hawaii is not the paradise she expected. As Riyo comes to terms with her new home, she discovers a land full of hardship, struggle--and unexpected joy.

The story of one of the many Japanese women who answered the mail requests for
wives from lonely Japanese men working in Hawaii in the early 1900s. Follows
her travelling to Hawaii, her marriage, and her life working in the sugar-cane
fields.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 22 May, 2026.