

Snow Falling on Cedars
"First loves last forever."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$35.0M
$35,000,000
Languages
German
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Studio
Universal Pictures
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Key Crew

Scott Hicks
Director

Scott Hicks
Screenplay

Ronald Bass
Screenplay

Ronald Bass
Producer

Carol Baum
Executive Producer

Kathleen Kennedy
Producer

Frank Marshall
Producer
Cast

Ethan Hawke
Ishmael Chambers

Youki Kudoh
Hatsue Miyamoto

Reeve Carney
Young Ishmael Chambers

Anne Suzuki
Young Hatsue Imada

Rick Yune
Kazuo Miyamoto

Max von Sydow
Nels Gudmundsson

James Rebhorn
Alvin Hooks

James Cromwell
Judge Fielding

Richard Jenkins
Sheriff Art Moran

Arija Bareikis
Susan Marie Heine

Eric Thal
Carl Heine Jr.

Celia Weston
Etta Heine

Daniel von Bargen
Carl Heine Sr.

Akira Takayama
Hisao Imada

Ако
Fujiko Imada

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Zenhichi Miyamoto

Zak Orth
Deputy Abel Martinson

Max Wright
Horace Whaley

Sam Shepard
Arthur Chambers

Caroline Kava
Helen Chambers