Movie: Lanterns on Blue Waters

Top 10 Billed Cast

Chishū Ryū
笠智衆

Haruko Katō
加藤治子

Kiichi Nakai
中井貴一

Eri Ishida
Eri Ishida

Chisako Hara
原知佐子

Keizo Kanie
蟹江敬三

Isao Bitō
尾藤イサオ

Yuki Kazamatsuri
風祭ゆき

Takeshi Ōbayashi
大林丈史

Ryoko Tateishi
立石凉子

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    The story of a Japanese man who as a 16-year-old went to Maui to work in the sugar cane fields in order to support his family back in Japan. Now 89 and still living in Hawaii he is visited by his granddaughter who brings him a letter from his disinherited and recently dead son. This brings back memories of his life with his wife and family following the attack on Pearl Harbor, in particular of his son who had gone off to join the war for the Americans.

  • Release Date

    1983-11-15

  • Average

    5.2

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語

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