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Lanterns on Blue Waters

52 %|Nov 15, 1983|Drama

The story of a Japanese man who as a 16-year-old went to Maui to work in the sugar cane fields in order to support his family back in Japan. Now 89 and still living in Hawaii he is visited by his granddaughter who brings him a letter from his disinherited and recently dead son. This brings back memories of his life with his wife and family following the attack on Pearl Harbor, in particular of his son who had gone off to join the war for the Americans.

Featured Crew

Akio Jissoji
Director
Sō Kuramoto
Writer
Shigeru Umetani
Executive Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Masao Nakabori
Director of Photography
Kenji Ushiba
Lighting Technician
Noriyoshi Ikeya
Art Direction
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor