| Sayo and Keiji have eloped to New Zealand to marry, away from the interference of Keiji's disapproving mother in Japan. On their honeymoon, they have the freedom to express their love away from her repressive influence. However, on what should be the happiest of days, Keiji is drowned and Sayo must, by custom, return to live with her cruel and selfish mother-in-law. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1998 |
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| Director: | Niki Caro |
| Writer: | Peter Wells, Niki Caro |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | woman director |
| Production Companies | Frame Up Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Eugene Nomura | Keiji |
| Yuri Kinugawa | Sayo |
| Brenda Kendall | Jeanette |
| Yōko Narahashi | Mrs Nakajima |
| Joel Tobeck | Nod |
| Rome Kanda | Tour Guide |
| Norman Forsey | Fisherman #1 |
| Ian Hughes | West Coast Surfer |
| Charley Murphy Samau | |
| John Paekau | Fisherman #3 |
| Senri Sakurai | Mr Kuroda |
| Midori Takei | Sayo's Stepmother |
| Joy Watson | Maude |
| Takeshi Ōbayashi | Sayo's Father |
| Shiori Terada | Hiromi |
| Timothy Lee | Sergeant |
| Akiko Mori | Wedding Consultant |
| Grant Rosoman | Surf Lifesaver |
| Wayne McGoram | Fisherman #2 |
| John Hancox | Doctor |
| Yuka Ezaki | Newlywed Couple |
| Bunichi Ezaki | Newlywed Couple |
| John Cairney | Marriage Celebrant |
| Rupert MacKenzie | VIdeo Cameraman |
| Juri Inahara | Junko |
| Yumiko Nishiyama | Saki |
| Takanori Higuchi | Tatsuro |
| Noriko Miura | Tatsuro's Wife |
| Rome Kanda | Kaoro |
| Sarah Hawkes | Hamilton Receptionist |
| Sanae Nakahara | Mrs Kuroda |
| Takashi Nakamura | Mr Sugimoto |
| Motoko Terada | Mrs Nakajima's Sister |
| Kengo Emmitt | Little Keiji |
| Evelyn Clarke | Little Girl |
| Sharon Clarke | Little Girl |
| Vivian Clarke | Little Girl |
| Sam Tamura | CES Supervisor |
| Taihei Baba | Funeral Director |
| Kunio Yoshida | Funeral Director |
| Toshizo Fujiwara | Drunken Businessman |
| Yasukazu Kurosawa | Drunken Businessman |
| Tadashi Watanabe | Drunken Businessman |
| Kazunori Sato | Drunken Businessman |
| Shuson Tsukakoshi | Buddhist Priest |
| Lyndon Hendrikse | Surfer #1 |
| Stefan Broadley | Surfer #2 |
| Marek Sumich | Surfer #3 |
| Georgina Cleave | Local Girl |
| Liesha Ward-Knox | Local Girl |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Margot Francis | Editor |
| Peter Scholes | Original Music Composer |
| Chris Burt | Sound Designer |
| Grant Major | Production Design |
| Kirsty Cameron | Costume Designer |
| Robin Murphy | Assistant Director, First Assistant Director |
| Peter Wells | Original Story |
| Denise Kum | Makeup & Hair |
| Tamalene Painting | Production Manager |
| Anne Nicolle | Production Coordinator |
| Rebecca Hutton | Production Secretary |
| Andrew McGeorge | Production Runner |
| Sam McCauley | Production Runner |
| Wendy Lewis | Producer's Assistant |
| Glenda Paterson | Production Accountant |
| Michelle Taggart | Assistant Accountant |
| Anne Kennedy | Script Editor |
| Niki Caro | Screenplay, Director |
| Dion Beebe | Director of Photography |
| Yōko Narahashi | Casting |
| Quentin Whitwell | Second Assistant Director |
| Corina Ngatuere | Third Assistant Director |
| Melanie Read | Continuity |
| Akiko Mori | Stand In |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Tyrer | Executive Producer |
| Christopher Ball | Executive Producer |
| Pierre Edelman | Executive Producer |
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