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Snow Falling on Cedars 1999 Directed by Scott Hicks

First loves last forever.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German , Japanese
Budget $35,000,000
Release Date 22 December 1999
127 mins
Cast
Ethan Hawke Ishmael Chambers
Youki Kudoh Hatsue Miyamoto
Reeve Carney Young Ishmael Chambers
Anne Suzuki Young Hatsue Imada
Rick Yune Kazuo Miyamoto
Max von Sydow Nels Gudmundsson
James Rebhorn Alvin Hooks
James Cromwell Judge Fielding
Richard Jenkins Sheriff Art Moran
Arija Bareikis Susan Marie Heine
Eric Thal Carl Heine Jr.
Celia Weston Etta Heine
Daniel von Bargen Carl Heine Sr.
Akira Takayama Hisao Imada
Ако Fujiko Imada
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Zenhichi Miyamoto
Zak Orth Deputy Abel Martinson
Max Wright Horace Whaley
Sam Shepard Arthur Chambers
Caroline Kava Helen Chambers
Jan Rubeš Ole Jurgensen
Sheila Moore Liesel Jurgensen
Željko Ivanek Dr. Whitman
Seiji Inouye Young Kazuo Miyamoto
Saemi Nakamura Sumiko Imada
Mika Fujii Yukiko Imada
Dwight McFee Bus Driver
Bill Harper Levant
Henry O Nagaishi
Myles Ferguson German Soldier
Noah Heney Ship's Doctor
John Destry Bailiff
A. Arthur Takemoto Buddhist Priest
Larry Musser Gas Station Attendant
Jamie Kang Singing Girl
Lili Marshall Strawberry Girl
Lisa Mena Strawberry Woman
Jethro Heysen-Hicks Parade Boy with Stick
Peter Crook Fisherman
Ron Snyder Fisherman
Mark Farrell Fisherman
Jay Brazeau Reporter
Tom Scholte Reporter
Timothy Burd Reporter
Gareth Williams FBI Agent
Adam Pospíšil Heine Child
John Brynelsen Heine Child
Sean Akira Man in the Courtroom (uncredited)
Bart Anderson Principal (uncredited)
Barry Brandt Marine (uncredited)
Robert J. Burke Jr. Tarawa Marine (uncredited)