Riyo, an orphaned 17-year old, sails from Yokohama to Hawaii in 1918 to marry Matsuji, a man she has never met. Hoping to escape a troubled past and start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age. The miserable girl finds solace with her new friend Kana, a young mother who helps Riyo accept her new life.

• Cecile Company
• Thousand Cranes Filmworks
• Youki Kudoh
• Akira Takayama
• Tamlyn Tomita
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
• Toshirō Mifune
• Yōko Sugi
• Christianne Mays
• Warren Fabro