Movie
Snow Falling on Cedars
Overview
In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-12-22
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Ethan Hawke as Ishmael Chambers
- Youki Kudoh as Hatsue Miyamoto
- Reeve Carney as Young Ishmael Chambers
- Anne Suzuki as Young Hatsue Imada
- Rick Yune as Kazuo Miyamoto
- Max von Sydow as Nels Gudmundsson
- James Rebhorn as Alvin Hooks
- James Cromwell as Judge Fielding
- Richard Jenkins as Sheriff Art Moran
- Arija Bareikis as Susan Marie Heine
- Eric Thal as Carl Heine Jr.
- Celia Weston as Etta Heine
Crew
- Scott Hicks - Director
- Scott Hicks - Screenplay
- Ronald Bass - Screenplay
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