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Snow Falling on Cedars

6.119992h 7mPG-13MovieDramaRomance

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…

DirectorScott Hicks
WritersScott Hicks·Ronald Bass
ProducersCarol Baum·Harry J. Ufland

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Cast · Directed by Scott Hicks

EHEthan Hawke
Ethan Hawke
Ishmael Chambers
YKYouki Kudoh
Youki Kudoh
Hatsue Miyamoto
RCReeve Carney
Reeve Carney
Young Ishmael Chambers
ASAnne Suzuki
Anne Suzuki
Young Hatsue Imada
RYRick Yune
Rick Yune
Kazuo Miyamoto
MSMax von Sydow
Max von Sydow
Nels Gudmundsson
JRJames Rebhorn
James Rebhorn
Alvin Hooks
JCJames Cromwell
James Cromwell
Judge Fielding
RJRichard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins
Sheriff Art Moran
ABArija Bareikis
Arija Bareikis
Susan Marie Heine
ETEric Thal
Eric Thal
Carl Heine Jr.
CWCelia Weston
Celia Weston
Etta Heine

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