Fresh
Snow Falling on Cedars is a motion picture of great thematic and visual richness.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Snow Falling on Cedars
First loves last forever.
1999 · 2h 7m · PG-13
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Scott Hicks
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Snow Falling on Cedars
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.
Director and cast
- Scott Hicks Director
- Ethan Hawke as Ishmael Chambers
- Youki Kudoh as Hatsue Imada Miyamoto
- Reeve Carney as Young Ishmael Chambers
- Anne Suzuki as Young Hatsue Imada
- Rick Yune as Kazuo Miyamoto
- Max von Sydow as Nels Gudmundsson
- James Rebhorn as Alvin Hooks
- James Cromwell as Judge Fielding
- Richard Jenkins as Sheriff Art Moran
- Arija Bareikis Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
39%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A visual and emotional feast.
Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com
Rotten
Pretty but chilly.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
Prettily photographed yet morbidly gloomy.
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
Fresh
Snow Falling on Cedars makes its most powerful impression in totally silent stretches.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
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