Lanterns on Blue Waters
5.2
1983
1h 52m
Drama
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.
Key Crew
Director
Akio Jissoji
Writers
Sō Kuramoto
Cinematography
Masao Nakabori
Music
Toru Takemitsu
Cast (19)
Chishū Ryū
Haruko Katō
Kiichi Nakai
