Film

Lanterns on Blue Waters

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.

Chishū Ryū

Haruko Katō

Kiichi Nakai

Eri Ishida

Chisako Hara

Keizo Kanie

Isao Bitō

Yuki Kazamatsuri

Takeshi Ōbayashi

Ryoko Tateishi

Junichi Ishida

Jun Hamamura

Kōen Okumura

Michio Kida

Taku Kido

Makoto Mutsuura

• Akio JissojiDirector
• Sō KuramotoWriter
• Shigeru UmetaniExecutive Producer
• Masao NakaboriDirector of Photography
• Toru TakemitsuOriginal Music Composer
• Keiichi UraokaEditor

Release date

November 15, 1983

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Drama