Lanterns on Blue Waters

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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.

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Creators

Akio Jissōji

director

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Sō Kuramoto

writer

Cast

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Chishū Ryū actor

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Haruko Katō actor Kiichi Nakai actor

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Eri Ishida actor

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Chisako Hara actor

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Keizō Kanie actor

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Isao Bitō actor

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Yuki Kazamatsuri actor

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Takeshi Ōbayashi actor

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Ryōko Tateishi actor

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Junichi Ishida actor

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Jun Hamamura actor

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Kōen Okumura actor

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Michio Kida actor

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Taku Kido actor

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Makoto Mutsuura actor

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Michio Inoue actor

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Tsugiho Narita actor Shirô Itô actor