Lanterns on Blue Waters

1h 52m
Drama
5.2

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.

Cast

Chishū Ryū
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Haruko Katō
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Kiichi Nakai
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Eri Ishida
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Chisako Hara
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Keizo Kanie
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Isao Bitō
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Yuki Kazamatsuri
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Takeshi Ōbayashi
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Ryoko Tateishi
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Junichi Ishida
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Jun Hamamura
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Kōen Okumura
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Michio Kida
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Taku Kido
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Makoto Mutsuura
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Michio Inoue
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Tsugiho Narita
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Shirō Itō
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Crew

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

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