Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
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.
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Ethan Hawke
as Ishmael Chambers
as Ishmael Chambers
Youki Kudoh
as Hatsue Miyamoto
as Hatsue Miyamoto
Reeve Carney
as Young Ishmael Chambers
as Young Ishmael Chambers
Anne Suzuki
as Young Hatsue Imada
as Young Hatsue Imada
Rick Yune
as Kazuo Miyamoto
as Kazuo Miyamoto
Max von Sydow
as Nels Gudmundsson
as Nels Gudmundsson
James Rebhorn
as Alvin Hooks
as Alvin Hooks
James Cromwell
as Judge Fielding
as Judge Fielding
Richard Jenkins
as Sheriff Art Moran
as Sheriff Art Moran
Arija Bareikis
as Susan Marie Heine
as Susan Marie Heine
Eric Thal
as Carl Heine Jr.
as Carl Heine Jr.
Celia Weston
as Etta Heine
as Etta Heine
Daniel von Bargen
as Carl Heine Sr.
as Carl Heine Sr.
Akira Takayama
as Hisao Imada
as Hisao Imada
Ako
as Fujiko Imada
as Fujiko Imada
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
as Zenhichi Miyamoto
as Zenhichi Miyamoto
Zak Orth
as Deputy Abel Martinson
as Deputy Abel Martinson
Max Wright
as Horace Whaley
as Horace Whaley
Sam Shepard
as Arthur Chambers
as Arthur Chambers
Caroline Kava
as Helen Chambers
as Helen Chambers
Jan Rubeš
as Ole Jurgensen
as Ole Jurgensen
Sheila Moore
as Liesel Jurgensen
as Liesel Jurgensen
Zeljko Ivanek
as Dr. Whitman
as Dr. Whitman
Seiji Inouye
as Young Kazuo Miyamoto
as Young Kazuo Miyamoto
Saemi Nakamura
as Sumiko Imada
as Sumiko Imada
Mika Fujii
as Yukiko Imada
as Yukiko Imada
Dwight McFee
as Bus Driver
as Bus Driver
Bill Harper
as Levant
as Levant
Henry O
as Nagaishi
as Nagaishi
Myles Ferguson
as German Soldier
as German Soldier
Noah Heney
as Ship's Doctor
as Ship's Doctor
John Destry
as Bailiff
as Bailiff
A. Arthur Takemoto
as Buddhist Priest
as Buddhist Priest
Ken Takemoto
as Monk
as Monk
Larry Musser
as Gas Station Attendant
as Gas Station Attendant
Jamie Kang
as Singing Girl
as Singing Girl
Lili Marshall
as Strawberry Girl
as Strawberry Girl
Lisa Mena
as Strawberry Woman
as Strawberry Woman
Jethro Heysen-Hicks
as Parade Boy with Stick
as Parade Boy with Stick
Tom Heaton
as Juror
as Juror
Frank C. Turner
as Juror
as Juror
Marilyn Norry
as Juror
as Juror
Peter Crook
as Fisherman
as Fisherman
Ron Snyder
as Fisherman
as Fisherman
Mark Farrell
as Fisherman
as Fisherman
Jay Brazeau
as Reporter
as Reporter
Tom Scholte
as Reporter
as Reporter
Timothy Burd
as Reporter
as Reporter
Gareth Williams
as FBI Agent
as FBI Agent
Anthony Harrison
as FBI Agent
as FBI Agent
Adam Pospíšil
as Heine Child
as Heine Child
John Brynelsen
as Heine Child
as Heine Child
Sean Akira
as Man in the Courtroom (uncredited)
as Man in the Courtroom (uncredited)
Bart Anderson
as Principal (uncredited)
as Principal (uncredited)
Barry Brandt
as Marine (uncredited)
as Marine (uncredited)
Robert J. Burke Jr.
as Tarawa Marine (uncredited)
as Tarawa Marine (uncredited)
Don "Tex" Clark
as Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
as Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
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Scott Hicks
Director
Director
Scott Hicks
Screenplay
Screenplay
David Guterson
Novel
Novel
Ronald Bass
Screenplay
Screenplay
Dane Farwell
Stunts
Stunts
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Production Design
David Rubin
Casting
Casting
Kerry Heysen
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
David Guterson
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Ronald Bass
Producer
Producer
Harry J. Ufland
Producer
Producer
Lloyd A. Silverman
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Costume Design
Costume Design
Carol Baum
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
William Arnold
Supervising Art Director
Supervising Art Director
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer
Producer
Doug Byggdin
Art Direction
Art Direction
Frank Marshall
Producer
Producer
Jim Erickson
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Richard Vane
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Robert Richardson
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Hank Corwin
Editor
Editor
Troy Robinson
Stunts
Stunts
Norma Hill-Patton
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
James D. Brown
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Hank Corwin
Sound
Sound
RaMona Fleetwood
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer
ADR Mixer
Danielle Wiessner
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Tammy Baker
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Rita Ciccozzi
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Charles Croughwell
Stunts
Stunts
Joey Box
Stunts
Stunts
Mark Ellis
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
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