Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/19/1991(USA)
Release Date: 07/01/2003
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: Japanese
Sound: DDS2.0
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Watch With Your Kids
Distributor/Studio: MGM

Master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa follows up on his phantasmorgic Dreams with this delicate tale about war and memory. The film centers on Kane (Sachiko Murase) a grandmother who lives on her traditional farm in the hills near Nagasaki. Her husband and a number of siblings died in the 1945 atomic bombing of the city and memories of that event are never far from her mind. She learns that her elder brother, who went to Hawaii to seek his fortune in pineapples, is on his deathbed and would very much like to see his sister one last time. Her half-American nephew Clark (played by none other than Richard Gere) is venturing to Nagasaki to escort her to Hawaii. Though the prospect of meeting a real live American excites Kane's four grandchildren who are staying with her for the summer and who often sport American college T-shirts, Kane remains ambivalent both about the prospects of going to the States, and about the dark memories Clark's presence dredges up.

~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Richard Gere - Clark-Kane's Nephew
Sachiko Murase - Kane - the Grandmother
Mitsunori Isaki - Shinjiro - Tadao's Son
Hidetaka Yoshioka - Tateo - Yoshie's Son
Mie Suzuki - Minako - Yoshie's Daughter

Production:
Akira Kurosawa - Director
Seikichi Iizumi Yoshio Inoue Hisao Kurosawa Toru Okuyaman - Producer
Shinichiro Ikebe - Composer
Akira Kurosawa - Screen Writer
Yoshiro Muraki - Art Director
Masaharu Ueda - Cinematographer
Takao Saito - Cinematographer
Ishiro Honda - First Assistant Director
Kiyoko Murata - Book Author

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