| Item # mp03884(1995) Sixteen year old Riyo , orphaned when her parents died of TB, accepts an offer to emigrate from Japan to Hawaii to marry a man she has only seen in an old photograph. Upon arriving in Hawaii, she is shocked to discover that her betrothed, Matsuji , is 30 years older than she is, and determines to earn enough money to buy passage back to Japan. She is befriended by another "picture bride", who says her husband is young but abusive. Matsuji, however, is determined to win the trust and love of his young bride. Youki Kudoh, Akira Takayama, Tamlyn tomita, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. Dir. Kayo Hatta. Folded |