Lanterns on Blue Waters (1983)
Overview
The story of a Japanese man who as a 16-year-old went to Maui to work in the sugar cane fields in order to support his family back in Japan. Now 89 and still living in Hawaii he is visited by his granddaughter who brings him a letter from his disinherited and recently dead son. This brings back memories of his life with his wife and family following the attack on Pearl Harbor, in particular of his son who had gone off to join the war for the Americans.
Cast
Chishū Ryū
Haruko Katō
Kiichi Nakai
Eri Ishida
Chisako Hara
Keizo Kanie
Isao Bitō
Yuki Kazamatsuri
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Ryoko Tateishi
Junichi Ishida
Jun Hamamura
Kōen Okumura
Taku Kido
Shirō Itō
