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Snow Falling on Cedars

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 killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.

1999 |2h 7m |  Drama, Romance

Videos

Cast

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Ethan Hawke

Ishmael Chambers

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Youki Kudoh

Hatsue Miyamoto

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Reeve Carney

Young Ishmael Chambers

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Anne Suzuki

Young Hatsue Imada

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Rick Yune

Kazuo Miyamoto

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Max von Sydow

Nels Gudmundsson

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James Rebhorn

Alvin Hooks

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James Cromwell

Judge Fielding

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Richard Jenkins

Sheriff Art Moran

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Arija Bareikis

Susan Marie Heine

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Eric Thal

Carl Heine Jr.

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Celia Weston

Etta Heine

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Daniel von Bargen

Carl Heine Sr.

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Akira Takayama

Hisao Imada

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Ako

Fujiko Imada

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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Zenhichi Miyamoto

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Zak Orth

Deputy Abel Martinson

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Max Wright

Horace Whaley

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Sam Shepard

Arthur Chambers

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Caroline Kava

Helen Chambers

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Jan Rubeš

Ole Jurgensen

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Sheila Moore

Liesel Jurgensen

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Zeljko Ivanek

Dr. Whitman

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Saemi Nakamura

Sumiko Imada

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Dwight McFee

Bus Driver

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Henry O

Nagaishi

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Myles Ferguson

German Soldier

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Noah Heney

Ship's Doctor

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John Destry

Bailiff

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Ken Takemoto

Monk

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Larry Musser

Gas Station Attendant

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Tom Heaton

Juror

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Frank C. Turner

Juror

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Marilyn Norry

Juror

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Jay Brazeau

Reporter

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Tom Scholte

Reporter

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Timothy Burd

Reporter

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Gareth Williams

FBI Agent

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Anthony Harrison

FBI Agent

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Bart Anderson

Principal (uncredited)

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Barry Brandt

Marine (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

German, Japanese, English

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Revenue

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