Picture Bride
The story of 16-year-old Riyo who journeys to Hawaii in 1918 to marry a man she has never met, except through photographs and letters they have exchanged. Hoping to escape a troubled past and to start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age and Hawaii is not the paradise she expected. As Riyo comes to terms with her new home, she discovers a land full of hardship, struggle--and unexpected joy.
PG-13
HD
Drama, Romance
1994
94 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Picture Bride
- Duration : 94 min
- Languages : English, Japanese
- Writers : Kayo Hatta (screenplay), Kayo Hatta (story), Mari Hatta (screenplay), Mari Hatta (story), Diane Mei Lin Mark (story)
- Directors : Kayo Hatta min
- Imdb : 6.8 (859 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.7 (1050 votes)
- Actors : Yèki Kudè, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tamlyn Tomita, Akira Takayama
Movie Storyline
The story of 16-year-old Riyo who journeys to Hawaii in 1918 to marry a man she has never met, except through photographs and letters they have exchanged. Hoping to escape a troubled past and to start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age and Hawaii is not the paradise she expected. As Riyo comes to terms with her new home, she discovers a land full of hardship, struggle--and unexpected joy.