Snow Falling on Cedars
“First loves last forever.”
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
56 people
Ethan Hawke
Ishmael Chambers
Known for
The Purge
Moon Knight
Youki Kudoh
Hatsue Miyamoto
Known for
Mystery Train
Blood: The Last Vampire
Reeve Carney
Young Ishmael Chambers
Known for
Penny Dreadful
House of Gucci
Anne Suzuki
Young Hatsue Imada
Known for
Initial D
Returner
Rick Yune
Kazuo Miyamoto
Known for
The Fast and the Furious
Olympus Has Fallen
Max von Sydow
Nels Gudmundsson
Known for
Shutter Island
Minority Report
James Rebhorn
Alvin Hooks
Known for
The Game
Scent of a Woman
James Cromwell
Judge Fielding
Known for
The Green Mile
I, Robot
Richard Jenkins
Sheriff Art Moran
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
The Shape of Water
Arija Bareikis
Susan Marie Heine
Known for
The Purge
Southland
Eric Thal
Carl Heine Jr.
Known for
The Puppet Masters
Down
Celia Weston
Etta Heine
Known for
The Village
Echoes
Scott Hicks Director · Ronald Bass Screenplay David Guterson Author
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $35M · United States release December 22, 1999
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$23,049,593
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Japanese
Release dates
Canada · September 12, 1999
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · December 22, 1999
Theatrical
Czechia
July 13, 2000 · Theatrical
Germany
December 23, 1999 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 12, 2000 · Digital
Japan
April 1, 2000 · Digital
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