Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 52M

Director : Akio Jissôji

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Chishū Ryū
Chishū Ryū
Haruko Kato
Haruko Kato
Kiichi Nakai
Kiichi Nakai
Eri Ishida
Eri Ishida
Chisako Hara
Chisako Hara
Keizo Kanie
Keizo Kanie
Isao Bitō
Isao Bitō
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Takeshi Ôbayashi
Takeshi Ôbayashi
Ryôko Tateishi
Ryôko Tateishi
Junichi Ishida
Junichi Ishida
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Kōen Okumura
Kōen Okumura
Michio Kida
Michio Kida
Taku Kido
Taku Kido
Makoto Mutsuura
Makoto Mutsuura
Michio Inoue
Michio Inoue
Tsugiho Narita
Tsugiho Narita
Shirô Itô
Shirô Itô

Crews

Akio Jissôji
Akio Jissôji
Director
Sou Kuramoto
Sou Kuramoto
Writer
Shigeru Umetani
Shigeru Umetani
Executive Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Masao Nakabori
Masao Nakabori
Director of Photography
Kenji Ushiba
Kenji Ushiba
Lighting Technician
Noriyoshi Ikeya
Noriyoshi Ikeya
Art Direction
Keiichi Uraoka
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor

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