Picture Bride

UPC: 717951005588

Studio: Miramax

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:null

Summary: The struggles of a young Japanese who leaves her home to marry an stranger are chronicled in this historical drama based on true stories. Picture brides were Japanese women contracted to marry Japanese sugar-cane laborers working in Hawaii. The couple would agree to marry based on the photos they sent to one another. Riyo, an orphaned 17-year old, sails from Yokohama to Hawaii to marry Matsuji. She is appalled to see that Matsuji sent her an old photograph and that he is 25 years older than she. Angered, the spunky bride refuses to sleep with her new husband. She is however obligated to work on the plantation. The miserable girl finds solace with her new friend Kana, a young mother. Riyo decides she will earn her way back to Japan even though, at only sixty five cents per day, it could take years to save the $300 for the return fare. She meets more obstacles and continues to stay away from her husband until a tragedy befalls Kana. This serves to bring the two together and leads Riyo to accept her new life. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Category: Drama

Awards: Producers Award – Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards Audience Award – Sundance Film Festival In Competition – Sundance Film Festival

Features: ccCommentary track with director Kayo Hatta
The Picture Bride Journey
Dolby Digital Surround Sound
Original Japanese-language track
English subtitles
Widescreen (1.85:1) -- enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions

Picture Bride

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 06/01/2004

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DDS Dolby Digital Surround

Runtime: 95 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. A Wish Come True
2. Man and Wife
3. "Hana Means Work"
4. Just Like Japan?
5. Dreams Old and New
6. Listening to the Wind
7. "Croquettes, Again?"
8. Work and Pay
9. Saving for a Dream
10. A Special Show
11. "The Real Paradise"
12. Cane Fire Prelude
13. Loss
14. Big Mistakes
15. Running Away
16. Returning Home
17. Her Own Song
18. Homage

Cast and Crew: Mark Adler  Composer (Music Score) 
Cliff Eidelman  Composer (Music Score) 
Kayo Hatta  Director 
Kayo Hatta  Screenwriter 
Mari Hatta  Screenwriter 
Diane Mei Lin Mark  Producer 
Lisa Onodera  Producer 
Youki Kudoh  Actor 
Akira Takayama  Actor 
Tamlyn Tomita  Actor 
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa  Actor 
Toshiro Mifune  Actor 
Yoko Sugi  Actor 

Country: USA