Lanterns on Blue Waters

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 15, 1983

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nippon Television Network Corporation,TV Man Union

Cast

Eri Ishida,Taku Kido,Michio Inoue,Shirō Itō,Takeshi Ōbayashi,Tsugiho Narita,Kiichi Nakai,Jun Hamamura,Chisako Hara,Keizo Kanieand 9 more

Director

Akio Jissoji

Writer

Sō Kuramoto

Producer

Shigeru Umetani

Cinematography

Masao Nakabori

Music

Toru Takemitsu

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt5200838