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Snow Falling on Cedars

1999 · 127 min

A somber, slow-burn drama that intertwines a courtroom trial with a bittersweet lost love, undercut by the chill of prejudice.

Directed by
Scott Hicks
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
First loves last forever.
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.

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Directed by
Scott Hicks
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Scott Hicks
Written by
Ronald Bass, Scott Hicks
Starring
Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh, Reeve Carney, Anne Suzuki, Rick Yune, Max von Sydow, James Rebhorn, James Cromwell
Music
James Newton Howard
Cinematography
Robert Richardson
Runtime
127 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, Japanese, English

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