Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

Watch TrailerWatch Movie
1999
2h 7m
6.0(144 votes)
Drama
Romance

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.

Where to Watch

Rent

Amazon Video

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Universal Pictures
The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

56 members
Acting

Ethan Hawke

Ishmael Chambers

Ethan Hawke
Acting

工藤夕貴

Hatsue Miyamoto

工藤夕貴
Acting

Reeve Carney

Young Ishmael Chambers

Reeve Carney
Acting

鈴木杏

Young Hatsue Imada

鈴木杏
Acting

Rick Yune

Kazuo Miyamoto

Rick Yune
Acting

Max von Sydow

Nels Gudmundsson

Max von Sydow
Acting

James Rebhorn

Alvin Hooks

James Rebhorn
Acting

James Cromwell

Judge Fielding

James Cromwell
Acting

Richard Jenkins

Sheriff Art Moran

Richard Jenkins
Acting

Arija Bareikis

Susan Marie Heine

Arija Bareikis
Acting

Eric Thal

Carl Heine Jr.

Eric Thal
Acting

Celia Weston

Etta Heine

Celia Weston
Acting

Daniel von Bargen

Carl Heine Sr.

Daniel von Bargen
Acting

Akira Takayama

Hisao Imada

Akira Takayama
Acting

亜湖

Fujiko Imada

亜湖
Acting

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Zenhichi Miyamoto

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Acting

Zak Orth

Deputy Abel Martinson

Zak Orth
Acting

Max Wright

Horace Whaley

Max Wright
Acting

Sam Shepard

Arthur Chambers

Sam Shepard
Acting

Caroline Kava

Helen Chambers

Caroline Kava
Acting

Jan Rubeš

Ole Jurgensen

Jan Rubeš
Acting

Sheila Moore

Liesel Jurgensen

Sheila Moore
Acting

Zeljko Ivanek

Dr. Whitman

Zeljko Ivanek
Acting

Seiji Inouye

Young Kazuo Miyamoto

No Image
Acting

Saemi Nakamura

Sumiko Imada

Saemi Nakamura
Acting

Mika Fujii

Yukiko Imada

No Image
Acting

Dwight McFee

Bus Driver

Dwight McFee
Acting

Bill Harper

Levant

No Image
Acting

Henry O

Nagaishi

Henry O
Acting

Myles Ferguson

German Soldier

Myles Ferguson
Acting

Noah Heney

Ship's Doctor

Noah Heney
Acting

John Destry

Bailiff

John Destry
Acting

A. Arthur Takemoto

Buddhist Priest

No Image
Acting

Ken Takemoto

Monk

Ken Takemoto
Acting

Larry Musser

Gas Station Attendant

Larry Musser
Acting

Jamie Kang

Singing Girl

No Image
Acting

Lili Marshall

Strawberry Girl

No Image
Acting

Lisa Mena

Strawberry Woman

No Image
Acting

Jethro Heysen-Hicks

Parade Boy with Stick

No Image
Acting

Tom Heaton

Juror

Tom Heaton
Acting

Frank C. Turner

Juror

Frank C. Turner
Acting

Marilyn Norry

Juror

Marilyn Norry
Acting

Peter Crook

Fisherman

No Image
Acting

Ron Snyder

Fisherman

No Image
Acting

Mark Farrell

Fisherman

No Image
Acting

Jay Brazeau

Reporter

Jay Brazeau
Acting

Tom Scholte

Reporter

Tom Scholte
Acting

Timothy Burd

Reporter

Timothy Burd
Acting

Gareth Williams

FBI Agent

Gareth Williams
Acting

Anthony Harrison

FBI Agent

Anthony Harrison
Acting

Adam Pospíšil

Heine Child

No Image
Acting

John Brynelsen

Heine Child

No Image
Acting

Sean Akira

Man in the Courtroom (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Bart Anderson

Principal (uncredited)

Bart Anderson
Acting

Barry Brandt

Marine (uncredited)

Barry Brandt
Acting

Robert J. Burke Jr.

Tarawa Marine (uncredited)

No Image

Similar Movies

Persepolis
7.9
2007

Persepolis

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

Movie
Savior
7.2
1998

Savior

A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.

Movie
I ♥ Huckabees
6.3
2004

I ♥ Huckabees

A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.

Movie
Jules and Jim
7.5
1962

Jules and Jim

In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.

Movie
A Time to Kill
7.4
1996

A Time to Kill

A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.

Movie
L.A. Confidential
7.8
1997

L.A. Confidential

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

Movie
James Dean
6.7
2001

James Dean

The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.

Movie
The Bigfoot Trap
4.3
2023

The Bigfoot Trap

A journalist's life is changed forever when he's locked inside of a bigfoot trap by an insane sasquatch hunter.

Movie
Her Children
1957

Her Children

Events take place in an isolated mountaineous village where a rabid dog bites the son of Fatime. The woman has to decide where to take her son, to the doctor or to Aunt Remja, an old woman who practices magic.

Movie
All the King's Men
5.8
2006

All the King's Men

The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.

Movie
The Front
7.0
1976

The Front

A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

Movie
Inland Empire
7.0
2006

Inland Empire

When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.

Movie
Paranoia
5.0
1967

Paranoia

A man is under the illusion he is a wanted war criminal.

Movie
Tage des Sturms
3.0
2003

Tage des Sturms

On June 17, 1953, there was an outrageous action between the Elbe and the Oder: the people in the GDR refused obedience to their political leadership. The story takes place in Bitterfeld and tells the story of a family involved in the political events around 17 June.

Movie
Memoirs of a Geisha
7.7
2005

Memoirs of a Geisha

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

Movie
And Then There Were None
7.0
1945

And Then There Were None

Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island and while they are waiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording levels serious accusations at each of the guests. Soon they start being murdered, one by one. As the survivors try to keep their wits, they reach a disturbing conclusion: one of them must be the killer.

Movie
The Dance
1.0
1962

The Dance

The Dance is a 1962 French comedy film directed by Norbert Carbonnaux and starring Jean-Pierre Cassel, Françoise Dorléac and Arletty. The film is based on the French comic strip 13 rue de l'Espoir.

Movie
Danton
6.8
1983

Danton

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.

Movie
Oh, What a Night
4.3
1992

Oh, What a Night

During the summer of 1955, seventeen-year-old Eric Hansen embarks on a journey in his new town, a journey which will change his life forever.

Movie
The French Revolution
7.5
1989

The French Revolution

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Generaux in 1789 in order to deal with France's debt problem. Part one spans the event until August 10, 1792 (when the King Louis XVI lost all authority and was imprisoned). Part two carries the story through the end of the terror in 1794.

Movie

Recommended Movies

The City of the Dead
6.5
1960

The City of the Dead

In Whitewood, Massachusetts, a presumed witch places a curse on the town before she is burned at the stake. 300 years later, a college student arrives and checks into the mysterious Raven's Inn to research the town's history with witchcraft.

Movie
Circle of Friends
6.2
1995

Circle of Friends

Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?

Movie
Luxo Jr.
7.0
1986

Luxo Jr.

A baby lamp finds a ball to play with and it's all fun and games until the ball bursts. Just when the elder Luxo thinks his kid will settle down for a bit, Luxo Jr. finds a ball ten times bigger.

Movie
Badge 373
5.5
1973

Badge 373

When his partner is killed, tough Irish detective Eddie Ryan vows to avenge the death, whatever the cost. As he begins unraveling clues, his behavior becomes so outrageous that he's obliged to turn in his badge, but the experience only emboldens him. Ryan eventually learns that his partner was caught up in a Puerto Rican gun-running scheme masterminded by a crook named Sweet Willie, who wants to foment revolutionary war.

Movie
The Mothman Prophecies
6.2
2002

The Mothman Prophecies

Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror and unthinkable chaos when fate draws him to a sleepy West Virginia town whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous nightmares and fevered visions.

Movie
Magnum Force
7.1
1973

Magnum Force

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them.

Movie
Ladyhawke
7.0
1985

Ladyhawke

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.

Movie
The Connection
7.1
2014

The Connection

Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals.

Movie
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
1986

Big Trouble in Little China

Truck driver Jack Burton gets embroiled in a supernatural battle when his best friend Wang Chi's green-eyed fiancée is kidnapped by henchmen of the sorcerer Lo Pan, who must marry a girl with green eyes in order to return to the human realm.

Movie
Eat Pray Love
6.2
2010

Eat Pray Love

Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced and at a crossroads, Gilbert steps out of her comfort zone, risking everything to change her life, embarking on a journey around the world that becomes a quest for self-discovery. In her travels, she discovers the true pleasure of nourishment by eating in Italy, the power of prayer in India and, finally and unexpectedly, the inner peace and balance of true love in Bali.

Movie
Carol
7.5
2015

Carol

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

Movie
A Clockwork Orange
8.2
1971

A Clockwork Orange

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

Movie
Skyfall
7.3
2012

Skyfall

When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.

Movie
Suicide Squad
5.9
2016

Suicide Squad

From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

Movie
Titanic
7.9
1997

Titanic

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912.

Movie
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
7.4
2019

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

Movie
Oppenheimer
8.0
2023

Oppenheimer

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.

Movie
Joker
8.1
2019

Joker

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Movie
Call Me by Your Name
8.1
2017

Call Me by Your Name

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

Movie
Shutter Island
8.2
2010

Shutter Island

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.

Movie