Snow Falling on Cedars
1999In 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.
Acted in
Ethan Hawke
as Ishmael Chambers
Youki Kudoh
as Hatsue 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
as Susan Marie Heine
Eric Thal
as Carl Heine Jr.
Celia Weston
as Etta Heine
Daniel von Bargen
as Carl Heine Sr.
Akira Takayama
as Hisao Imada
Ako
as Fujiko Imada
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
as Zenhichi Miyamoto
Zak Orth
as Deputy Abel Martinson
Max Wright
as Horace Whaley
Sam Shepard
as Arthur Chambers
Caroline Kava
as Helen Chambers
Jan Rubeš
as Ole Jurgensen
Sheila Moore
as Liesel Jurgensen
Zeljko Ivanek
as Dr. Whitman
Seiji Inouye
as Young Kazuo Miyamoto
Saemi Nakamura
as Sumiko Imada
Mika Fujii
as Yukiko Imada
Dwight McFee
as Bus Driver
Bill Harper
as Levant
Henry O
as Nagaishi
Myles Ferguson
as German Soldier
Noah Heney
as Ship's Doctor
John Destry
as Bailiff
A. Arthur Takemoto
as Buddhist Priest
Ken Takemoto
as Monk
Larry Musser
as Gas Station Attendant
Jamie Kang
as Singing Girl
Lili Marshall
as Strawberry Girl
Lisa Mena
as Strawberry Woman
Jethro Heysen-Hicks
as Parade Boy with Stick
Tom Heaton
as Juror
Frank C. Turner
as Juror
Marilyn Norry
as Juror
Peter Crook
as Fisherman
Ron Snyder
as Fisherman
Mark Farrell
as Fisherman
Jay Brazeau
as Reporter
Tom Scholte
as Reporter
Timothy Burd
as Reporter
Gareth Williams
as FBI Agent
Anthony Harrison
as FBI Agent
Adam Pospíšil
as Heine Child
John Brynelsen
as Heine Child
Sean Akira
as Man in the Courtroom (uncredited)
Bart Anderson
as Principal (uncredited)
Barry Brandt
as Marine (uncredited)
Robert J. Burke Jr.
as Tarawa Marine (uncredited)
Don "Tex" Clark
as Staff Sergeant (uncredited)