Picture Bride
MovieTitle | Picture Bride |
User score | 6.3 |
Release date | May 5, 1995 |
Genre | Drama, History |
Director | Kayo Hatta |
Production country | Japan, United States of America |
Production companies | Cecile Company, Thousand Cranes Filmworks |
Run time | 94 min. |
Riyo, an orphaned 17-year old, sails from Yokohama to Hawaii in 1918 to marry Matsuji, a man she has never met. Hoping to escape a troubled past and start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age. The miserable girl finds solace with her new friend Kana, a young mother who helps Riyo accept her new life.