"Touching andWonderful" - Time
Academy Award winner Akira Kurosawa (The Seven Samurai) delivers "the
most intimate drama of his career" (Los Angeles Times),a stunning epic that isas visually tantalizingas it isemotionally touching. Setin thegorgeous country side surrounding Nagasaki
andstarring Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka andGolden Globe winner Richard Gere, this
endearing saga followsa Japanese family once torn apart bywar andnow facing personal demons brought onby contact with American cousins lost long
ago.
Sachiko Murase isstunningas theaging matriach ofa Nagasaki family that has long lived witha legacy of horror brought onby World War II. But when an older brother
she never knew she had resurfaces - along with his Japanese-American descendants
- she must cometo terms with her most deeply held feelings about America
andher haunted past.
Format:
Widescreen (1.85:1) (Enhanced for 16x9)
Special Features:
Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menus, Scene Selections
Languages:
Japanese (Dolby
Digital Surround)
Subtitles: English,
French, Spanish
Sides: 1
Layers: Single
Running Time: 98 minutes
Rated: PG
Company: MGM/UA
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