The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Ethan HawkeIshmael Chambers
Youki KudohHatsue Miyamoto
Reeve CarneyYoung Ishmael Chambers
Anne SuzukiYoung Hatsue Imada
Rick YuneKazuo Miyamoto
Max von SydowNels Gudmundsson
James RebhornAlvin Hooks
James CromwellJudge Fielding
Richard JenkinsSheriff Art Moran
Arija BareikisSusan Marie Heine
Eric ThalCarl Heine Jr.
Celia WestonEtta HeineExplore the crew
- Director
- Scott Hicks
- Screenplay
- Scott Hicks
- Screenplay
- Ronald Bass
- Producer
- Ronald Bass
- Producer
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Producer
- Frank Marshall
- Producer
- Harry J. Ufland
- Director of Photography
- Robert Richardson
- Original Music Composer
- James Newton Howard
- Editor
- Hank Corwin