Lanterns on Blue Waters

1983

1h 52m

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The story of a Japanese man who as a 16-year-old went to Maui to work in the sugar cane fields in order to support his family back in Japan. Now 89 and still living in Hawaii he is visited by his granddaughter who brings him a letter from his disinherited and recently dead son. This brings back memories of his life with his wife and family following the attack on Pearl Harbor, in particular of his son who had gone off to join the war for the Americans.

Directors

Writers

Sō Kuramoto(writer by)

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Release date

November 15, 1983 (United States)

Country of origin

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production companies

Nippon Television Network Corporation
TV Man Union

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