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Snow Falling on Cedars

Year:

2000

Duration:

127 min

Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Scott Hicks

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2000-01-07

Filming Locations: Cathlamet, Washington, USA

Earnings

Budget: $36,000,000

Opening Weekend: $32,135 (USA) (26 December 1999)

Gross: $14,378,353 (USA) (12 March 2000)

Cast

Actor

Character

Eric Thal

Ethan Hawke

Ishmael Chambers

Yûki Kudô

Hatsue Miyamoto (as Youki Kudoh)

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

Celia Weston

Etta Heine

Daniel von Bargen

Carl Heine Sr. (as Daniel Von Bargen)

Akira Takayama

Hisao Imada

Ako

Fujiko Imada

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Zenhichi Miyamoto

Zak Orth

Deputy Abel Martinson

Max Wright

Horace Whaley

Sam Shepard

Arthur Chambers

Caroline Kava

Helen Chambers

Jan Rubes

Ole Jurgensen

Sheila Moore

Liesel Jurgensen

Zeljko Ivanek

Dr. Whitman

Seiji Inouye

Young Kazuo Miyamoto

Saemi Nakamura

Sumiko Imada

Mika Fujii

Yukiko Imada

Dwight McFee

Bus Driver

Bill Harper

Levant

Henry O

Nagaishi (as Xi Reng Jiang 'Henry O.')

Myles Ferguson

German Soldier

Noah Heney

Ship's Doctor

John B. Destry

Bailiff (as John Destrey)

A. Arthur Takemoto

Buddhist Priest

Ken Takemoto

Monk

Larry Musser

Gas Station Attendant

Jamie Kang

Singing Girl

Lili Marshall

Strawberry Girl

Lisa Mena

Strawberry Woman

Jethro Heysen-Hicks

Parade Boy with Stick

Tom Heaton

Juror

Frank C. Turner

Juror

Marilyn Norry

Juror

Peter Crook

Fisherman

Ron Snyder

Fisherman

Mark Farrell

Fisherman (as Mark Ainsworth Farrell)

Jay Brazeau

Reporter

Tom Scholte

Reporter

Tim Burd

Reporter

Gareth Williams

FBI Agent

Anthony Harrison

FBI Agent

Adam Pospisil

Heine Child

John Brynelsen

Heine Child (as Johnny Brynelsen)

Sean Akira

Man in the Courtroom

Barry Brandt

Marine (uncredited)

Robert J. Burke Jr.

Tarawa Marine (uncredited)

Don 'Tex' Clark

Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The accused's name in the novel was Kabuo Miyamoto, while in the movie it was changed to Kazuo.

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Ishmael never once pronounces the love-of-his-life's name correctly. He always calls her "Hat-sue" not by her real Japanese name "Ha-Tsu-E".

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Many of the "Harbor" and "Ocean" related signage remains in the filming location of Greenwood. This causes some confusion to tourists as Greenwood is 275 miles inland.

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Goofs

The guests are wearing black ties at the wedding. In Japan, a black tie signifies a funeral. The guests should be wearing white ties.

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The Coast Guard form shows Department of Transportation at the top. The movie takes place in the 1950's but the Department of Transportation didn't exist until 1960.

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When the sheriff and Susan Marie talk in the kitchen, the diaper on her shoulder disappears.

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Quotes

Arthur Chambers: That's the thing with girls. They grew up and break your heart.

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Young Hatsue Imada: Don't be sorry. I'm not.

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Nels Gudmundsson: It takes a rare thing, a turning point, to free oneself from any obsession. Be it prejudice or hate, or, even love.

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