Snow Falling on Cedars

1999

PG-13

2h 7m

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6.0/10
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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.

Directors

Writers

David Guterson(novel by)
Scott Hicks(screenplay by)
Ronald Bass(screenplay by)
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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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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

Directors

Writers

David Guterson(novel by)
Scott Hicks(screenplay by)
Ronald Bass(screenplay by)

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Details

Release date

December 22, 1999 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Languages

German
Japanese
English

Production companies

Universal Pictures
The Kennedy/Marshall Company

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Box office

Budget

$35,000,000

Gross worldwide

$0

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