
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.

Youki Kudoh
Riyo

Akira Takayama
Matsuji Kimura

Tamlyn Tomita
Kana

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Kanzaki

Toshirō Mifune
The Benshi

Yōko Sugi
Aunt Sode
Christianne Mays
Miss Pieper
Warren Fabro
Felipe

Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

Noor
Noor

Yoshiko & Yuriko
Yoshiko & Yuriko

Girls of the Night
Girls of the Night

The War Game
The War Game

Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

Squandered Sunday
Squandered Sunday

The Secret Life of Words
The Secret Life of Words

My Life Without Me
My Life Without Me
The Island
The Island

Forever a Woman
Forever a Woman

The Two of Them
The Two of Them