Synopsis
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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Cast
- Ethan HawkeIshmael Chambers
- Youki KudohHatsue Miyamoto
- Reeve CarneyYoung Ishmael Chambers
- Anne SuzukiYoung Hatsue Imada
- Rick YuneKazuo Miyamoto
- Max von SydowNels Gudmundsson
- James RebhornAlvin Hooks
- James CromwellJudge Fielding
- Richard JenkinsSheriff Art Moran
- Arija BareikisSusan Marie Heine
Recommendations
- 75
Charlotte Observer
Reflective, deliberate, building gradually to a climax that left me touched. - 75
Charlotte Observer
Reflective, deliberate, building gradually to a climax that left me touched. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Fails to completely engage the viewer at the basic level of story. - 67
Austin Chronicle
Fails to completely engage the viewer at the basic level of story. - 50
Film.com
Not a crowd-pleasing, or even audience-oriented, movie; it's a two-hour-plus mood piece. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Has to fight to hold our attention and it doesn't always succeed. - 50
Portland Oregonian
For all the beauty it struggles to bring forth, Snow Falling on Cedars is painfully prosaic. - 50
Chicago Tribune
Movies made from serious novels are often ridiculed as unworthy of their sources, but this one may be too worthy -- too reverent, too showy, too earnest.
