Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $35,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.498 |
Directed By
Scott Hicks
Crew
Scott Hicks
Scott Hicks
David Guterson
Ronald Bass
Dane Farwell
Jeannine Oppewall
David Rubin
Kerry Heysen
David Guterson
Ronald Bass
Harry J. Ufland
Lloyd A. Silverman
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Carol Baum
William Arnold
Kathleen Kennedy
Doug Byggdin
Frank Marshall
Jim Erickson
Richard Vane
James Newton Howard
Robert Richardson
Hank Corwin
Troy Robinson
Norma Hill-Patton
James D. Brown
RaMona Fleetwood
Mark DeSimone
Danielle Wiessner
Tammy Baker
Rita Ciccozzi
Charles Croughwell
Joey Box
Mark Ellis
David James
TOP CAST
Ethan Hawke
Ishmael Chambers
Youki Kudoh
Hatsue Miyamoto
Reeve Carney
Young Ishmael Chambers
Anne Suzuki
Young Hatsue Imada
Rick Yune
Kazuo Miyamoto
Max von Sydow
Nels Gudmundsson
James Rebhorn
Alvin Hooks
James Cromwell
Judge Fielding
Richard Jenkins
Sheriff Art Moran
Arija Bareikis
Susan Marie Heine
Eric Thal
Carl Heine Jr.
Celia Weston
Etta Heine
Daniel von Bargen
Carl Heine Sr.
Akira Takayama
Hisao Imada
Ako
Fujiko Imada
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Zenhichi Miyamoto
Zak Orth
Deputy Abel Martinson
Max Wright
Horace Whaley
Sam Shepard
Arthur Chambers
Caroline Kava
Helen Chambers
Jan Rubeš
Ole Jurgensen
Sheila Moore
Liesel Jurgensen
Zeljko Ivanek
Dr. Whitman
Seiji Inouye
Young Kazuo Miyamoto
Saemi Nakamura
Sumiko Imada
Mika Fujii
Yukiko Imada
Dwight McFee
Bus Driver
Bill Harper
Levant
Henry O
Nagaishi
Myles Ferguson
German Soldier
Noah Heney
Ship's Doctor
John Destry
Bailiff
A. Arthur Takemoto
Buddhist Priest
Ken Takemoto
Monk
Larry Musser
Gas Station Attendant
Jamie Kang
Singing Girl
Lili Marshall
Strawberry Girl
Lisa Mena
Strawberry Woman
Jethro Heysen-Hicks
Parade Boy with Stick
Tom Heaton
Juror
Frank C. Turner
Juror
Marilyn Norry
Juror
Peter Crook
Fisherman
Ron Snyder
Fisherman
Mark Farrell
Fisherman
Jay Brazeau
Reporter
Tom Scholte
Reporter
Timothy Burd
Reporter
Gareth Williams
FBI Agent
Anthony Harrison
FBI Agent
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