Aya
5.3
Aya, a young Japanese war bride, arrives in a small Australian town during the 1950s. She and her husband, Frank, are very much in love. Yet somehow Aya still feels more comfortable with the Japanese-speaking Mac, a close friend of Frank's, whose wartime experiences left him with a deep regard for Japanese culture. But Frank wants Aya to forget her Japanese past. Aya finds work in a Japanese restaurant and has a short affair with an Australian-Japanese businessman. With her marriage falling apart, Aya leaves Frank.
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Cast
11 people
Eri Ishida
Aya
Known for
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Lost Girls & Love Hotels
Nicholas Eadie
Frank
Known for
The Man From Snowy River II
Chris Haywood
Mac
Known for
Sleeping Beauty
Quigley Down Under
Tim Robertson
Willy
Known for
Holy Smoke
The Time Guardian
Miki Oikawa
Junko
Known for
Fisk
Yasushi Suzuki
Yano
Also in
The Three Musketeers in Boots
Escape from Japan
Takahito Masuda
Inoue
Also in
Heaven Tonight
The Damnation of Harvey McHugh
D.J. Foster
Barry
Also in
Cody: The Burnout
Queen of the Road
Marion Heathfield
Lorna
Also in
Round the Twist
Carson's Law
Taya Straton
Tina
Also in
Always Afternoon
Slate, Wyn & Me
Julie Forsyth
Mandy
Known for
Mary and Max
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Solrun Hoaas Director · Geoff Burton Cinematographer Stewart Young Editor
Worldwide gross $40K · Budget $1.8M · First release September 7, 1990
Box office
Budget
$1,800,000
Worldwide gross
$40,400
Production
Australian Film Commission
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Womens Film Fund
Production
Film Victoria
Production
Australian Film Finance Corporation
Production
Goshu Films
Production
Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Canada · September 7, 1990
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Australia · October 24, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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