
Snow Falling on Cedars
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.
Snow Falling on Cedars
December 22, 1999
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Cast (57)

Ethan Hawke
Ishmael Chambers

Youki Kudoh
Hatsue Miyamoto

Reeve Carney
Young Ishmael Chambers

Anne Suzuki
Young Hatsue Imada

Rick Yune
Kazuo Miyamoto

Max von Sydow
Nels Gudmundsson

James Rebhorn
Alvin Hooks

James Cromwell
Judge Fielding

Richard Jenkins
Sheriff Art Moran

Arija Bareikis
Susan Marie Heine

Eric Thal
Carl Heine Jr.

Celia Weston
Etta Heine

Daniel von Bargen
Carl Heine Sr.

Akira Takayama
Hisao Imada

Ako
Fujiko Imada

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Zenhichi Miyamoto

Zak Orth
Deputy Abel Martinson

Max Wright
Horace Whaley

Sam Shepard
Arthur Chambers

Caroline Kava
Helen Chambers

Jan Rubeš
Ole Jurgensen

Sheila Moore
Liesel Jurgensen

Zeljko Ivanek
Dr. Whitman

Seiji Inouye
Young Kazuo Miyamoto

Saemi Nakamura
Sumiko Imada

Mika Fujii
Yukiko Imada

Dwight McFee
Bus Driver

Bill Harper
Levant

Henry O
Nagaishi

Myles Ferguson
German Soldier

Noah Heney
Ship's Doctor

John Destry
Bailiff

A. Arthur Takemoto
Buddhist Priest

Ken Takemoto
Monk

Larry Musser
Gas Station Attendant

Jamie Kang
Singing Girl

Lili Marshall
Strawberry Girl

Lisa Mena
Strawberry Woman

Jethro Heysen-Hicks
Parade Boy with Stick

Tom Heaton
Juror

Frank C. Turner
Juror

Marilyn Norry
Juror

Peter Crook
Fisherman

Ron Snyder
Fisherman

Mark Farrell
Fisherman

Jay Brazeau
Reporter

Tom Scholte
Reporter

Timothy Burd
Reporter

Gareth Williams
FBI Agent

Anthony Harrison
FBI Agent

Adam Pospíšil
Heine Child

John Brynelsen
Heine Child

Sean Akira
Man in the Courtroom (uncredited)

Bart Anderson
Principal (uncredited)

Barry Brandt
Marine (uncredited)

Robert J. Burke Jr.
Tarawa Marine (uncredited)

Don "Tex" Clark
Staff Sergeant (uncredited)
Crew (36)
Directing

Scott Hicks
Director
Writing
Production

Kathleen Kennedy
Producer

Frank Marshall
Producer

Ronald Bass
Producer

Carol Baum
Executive Producer

David Guterson
Co-Producer

Richard Vane
Co-Producer

David Rubin
Casting

Lloyd A. Silverman
Executive Producer

Kerry Heysen
Associate Producer

Harry J. Ufland
Producer
Sound

James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer

Mark DeSimone
ADR Mixer

Hank Corwin
Sound

Danielle Wiessner
Sound Effects Editor
Art

Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design

Jim Erickson
Set Decoration

William Arnold
Supervising Art Director

Doug Byggdin
Art Direction
Camera

Robert Richardson
Director of Photography

David James
Additional Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up

Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Costume Design

Tammy Baker
Makeup Artist

RaMona Fleetwood
Hairstylist

Rita Ciccozzi
Makeup Artist

Norma Hill-Patton
Makeup Artist

James D. Brown
Hairstylist
Crew
Editing

Hank Corwin
Editor

Mark Ellis
Assistant Editor