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.
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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.
Director
Scott Hicks
Budget
35.0M
Status
Released
Production
Universal Pictures, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
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
Ken Takemoto
Monk
Larry Musser
Gas Station Attendant
Jamie Kang
Singing Girl
Lili Marshall
Strawberry Girl
Lisa Mena
Strawberry Woman
Jethro Heysen-Hicks
Parade Boy with Stick
Tom Heaton
Juror
Frank C. Turner
Juror
Marilyn Norry
Juror
Peter Crook
Fisherman
Ron Snyder
Fisherman
Mark Farrell
Fisherman
Jay Brazeau
Reporter
Tom Scholte
Reporter
Timothy Burd
Reporter
Gareth Williams
FBI Agent
Anthony Harrison
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)
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