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Snow Falling on Cedars
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6.1In 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.
Released: 1999-12-22127 minDir: Scott HicksDrama, RomanceBudget: $35.0M
Cast
- Ethan Hawke as Ishmael Chambers
- Youki Kudoh as Hatsue Miyamoto
- Reeve Carney as Young Ishmael Chambers
- Anne Suzuki as Young Hatsue Imada
- Rick Yune as Kazuo Miyamoto
- Max von Sydow as Nels Gudmundsson
Themes
- journalist
- wife
- fisherman
- bias
- trial
- japanese american
- 1950s
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
14,950 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
39%
Metacritic
44/100
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 11 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- German
- Based on
- Snow Falling on Cedars
- Director
- Scott Hicks
- Screenwriter
- David Guterson
- Cast member
- Jan Rubeš
- Composer
- James Newton Howard
- Producer
- Frank Marshall
- Production company
- The Kennedy/Marshall Company
- Cinematographer
- Robert Richardson
- Narrative location
- Washington
- Duration
- 127
- FilmAffinity ID
- 554811
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.snowfallingoncedars.com
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- publication date
- 2000-03-23
- title
- Snow Falling on Cedars
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- film editor
- Hank Corwin
- production designer
- Jeannine Oppewall
- after a work by
- David Guterson
- review score
- 44/100
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