Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Scott Hicks

Writers (WGA):

David Guterson (novel)
Ronald Bass (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

7 January 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

First loves last. Forever.

Plot:

A Japanese-American fisherman may have killed his neighbor Carl at sea. In the 1950's, race figures in the trial. So does reporter Ishmael.

Plot Keywords:

Fisherman | Japanese American | Trial | Reporter | 1950s

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

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 (as Max Von Sydow)
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. (as Daniel Von Bargen)
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 Rubes	...	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 (as Xi Reng Jiang 'Henry O.')
Myles Ferguson	...	German Soldier
Noah Heney	...	Ship's Doctor
John B. Destry	...	Bailiff (as John Destrey)
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 (as Mark Ainsworth Farrell)
Jay Brazeau	...	Reporter
Tom Scholte	...	Reporter
Tim Burd	...	Reporter
Gareth Williams	...	FBI Agent
Anthony Harrison	...	FBI Agent
Adam Pospisil	...	Heine Child
John Brynelsen	...	Heine Child (as Johnny Brynelsen)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sean Akira	...	Man in the court room (uncredited)
Robert J. Burke Jr.	...	Tarawa Marine (uncredited)
Don 'Tex' Clark	...	Staff Sergeant (uncredited)

Directed by
Scott Hicks

Writing credits (WGA)
David Guterson		(novel)
Ronald Bass		(screenplay) (as Ron Bass) and
Scott Hicks		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ronald Bass	....	producer (as Ron Bass)
Carol Baum	....	executive producer
David Guterson	....	co-producer
Kerry Heysen	....	associate producer
Kathleen Kennedy	....	producer
Frank Marshall	....	producer
Lloyd A. Silverman	....	executive producer
Harry J. Ufland	....	producer
Richard Vane	....	co-producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
Robert Richardson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Hank Corwin

Casting by
David Rubin

Production Design by
Jeannine Claudia Oppewall		(as Jeannine Oppewall)

Art Direction by
William Arnold		(supervising art director) (as Bill Arnold)
Doug Byggdin

Set Decoration by
Jim Erickson

Costume Design by
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus		(as Renee Erlich Kalfus)

Makeup Department
James D. Brown	....	key hair stylist
Robaire Charbonneau	....	hair stylist: Washington/Los Angeles
Rita Ciccozzi	....	makeup artist
Ann Clifford	....	on-set prosthetics: FXSmith, Inc.
Rosalina Da Silva	....	key makeup artist
Caroline De Mooy	....	painter: FXSmith, Inc.
Ray Evenhouse	....	key prosthetics: FXSmith, Inc.
Nadia Felker	....	makeup artist: Washington/Los Angeles
RaMona Fleetwood	....	hair stylist
David Fowler	....	prosthetics: FXSmith, Inc.
Donna Gliddon	....	prosthetics: wigs and hair, FXSmith, Inc.
Catherine Graham	....	assistant hair stylist
Norma Hill-Patton	....	key makeup artist
Stephanie Keiler	....	hair stylist: Washington/Los Angeles
Marianne Lovink	....	painter: FXSmith, Inc.
Thom MacIntyre	....	hair stylist (as Thom McIntyre)
Mike Makishuck	....	key prosthetics: FXSmith, Inc. (as Mike Makischuk)
Jack Niven	....	key painter: FXSmith, Inc.
Evan Penny	....	key sculptor: FXSmith, Inc.
Gordon J. Smith	....	prosthetics coordinator: FXSmith, Inc. (as Gordon Smith)
Gordon J. Smith	....	prosthetics designer: FXSmith, Inc. (as Gordon Smith)
Margaret Solomon	....	makeup artist
Joe Ventura	....	sculptor: FXSmith, Inc.
Selina Jayne	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Sharon Markell	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Patti Allen	....	unit production manager
Paul Pav	....	production supervisor
John D. Schofield	....	unit production manager: tank crew, Los Angeles (as John Schofield)
Charles Skouras III	....	unit production manager: Washington/Los Angeles

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Barry	....	second assistant director
Katterli Frauenfelder	....	first assistant director
Blair Freeman-Marsh	....	second second assistant director
Jacquie Gould	....	second assistant director
Frank Marshall	....	second unit director
Michelle Parvin	....	dga trainee: Washington/Los Angeles
Andrew M. Robinson	....	second second assistant director (as Andrew Robinson)
Greg Rosati	....	dgc trainee
Brent Stanton	....	DGA trainee: tank crew, Los Angeles
Rebecca Strickland	....	second assistant director: Washington/Los Angeles
Jennifer Wilkinson	....	second second assistant director: Washington/Los Angeles
Wayne Witherspoon	....	second assistant director: Washington/Los Angeles
Darrell Woodard	....	second assistant director: tank crew, Los Angeles

Art Department
John G. Anderson	....	labor foreman (as John Anderson)
David Asmodeus	....	props buyer
Lisa Bellero	....	paint foreman: Washington/Los Angeles
Jonathan Blackshaw	....	signwriter
Brent Borrowman	....	scenic painter
David M. Bowen	....	set dresser
David Brand	....	labor foreman (as Dave Brand)
Mary Buri	....	second leadperson
Scott Calderwood	....	set dresser
Doug Carnegie	....	set decorator buyer
Lubor Cencak	....	scenic artist
James H. Chow	....	property master (as Jimmy Chow)
Brady J. Condit	....	set dresser: Washington
Dave Conway	....	construction foreman
Gary DeWitt	....	construction coordinator: Washington/Los Angeles (as Gary Dewitt)
Richard Dobbin	....	labor foreman
Lee Drummond-Hay	....	scenic artist
Ross Drummond	....	scenic painter
Laurie Edmundson	....	set dresser (as Laurie Edmondsen)
Matthew D. Egan	....	set foreman
Steven E. Eyrse	....	stand-by painter: Washington/Los Angeles
Robert Foley	....	scenic artist
Nancy Ford	....	assistant art director
Melinda Frank	....	propmaker: Washington/Los Angeles
Allan Galajda	....	set designer
Larry Gonsalves	....	set dresser (as Larry Gonzales)
Gillian Goodman	....	props buyer (as Gill Goodman)
Peter Gornstein	....	concept artist
John Hamilton	....	paint foreman
Chris Hayward	....	stand-by painter
Erich Hepnar	....	head greens
Bart C. Hubenthal	....	set dresser: Los Angeles tank crew
G. Andrew Hussey	....	set dresser (as Andrew Hussey)
Ted Jahntz	....	scenic painter (as Ted Jantz)
Brian Jennings	....	scenic painter
Joseph C. Kelley	....	labor foreman: Washington/Los Angeles
Teresa Kelly	....	scenic artist
Barry Kootchin	....	head scenic artist
Steve Lamare	....	on-set dresser (as Steve Lemare)
Catherine Leighton	....	prop assistant
Charles Leitrants	....	construction coordinator
Terry Lewis	....	lead set dresser
Philip Lunt	....	lead greens (as Phil Lunt)
Randy Martens	....	greens supervisor: Washington/Los Angeles
Jayne Mason	....	scenic artist
Russell Mastine	....	scenic artist
Max Matsuoka	....	prop assistant
Christopher McAdam	....	scenic painter
Sheila Millar	....	art department coordinator
Paul Mulder	....	prop assistant
Vaughn Murinko	....	construction foreman: Washington/Los Angeles
Rick J. Myers	....	propmaker: Washington/Los Angeles
John Naehrlich	....	set dresser: Los Angeles tank crew
Audra Neil	....	set dresser (as Audra Neal)
Herb Noseworthy	....	set dresser
Roderick Nunnally	....	paint supervisor: Washington/Los Angeles (as Roderick K. Nunnally)
Rick Patterson	....	set dresser (as Rick Pattison)
Wes Perry	....	construction foreman: Washington/Los Angeles (as Wesley N. Perry)
Lars Petersen	....	construction coordinator: Washington/Los Angeles (as Lars Peterson)
Drew Pinniger	....	assistant property master: USA
Neil David Pontecorvo	....	greens foreman: Washington/Los Angeles
Raymond Prado	....	storyboard artist
Jan Reeves	....	scenic painter
Gillian Richards	....	scenic artist
Al Rourke	....	construction foreman
Grace Rourke	....	lead scenic painter
Donna Roussel	....	lead painter
Les Sand	....	on-set greens
Lisa K. Sessions	....	prop assistant: Los Angeles tank crew (as Lisa Sessions)
Wayne Shepherd	....	leadman: Los Angeles tank crew
Ron Sowden	....	assistant set decorator
Paul Stanwyck	....	stand-by painter: Los Angeles tank crew (as Paul J. Stanwyck)
Peter Sysoev	....	scenic painter
Mario Tomas-Niedworok	....	scenic artist
Jana Treadwell	....	set dresser
Steven C. Voll	....	propmaker: Washington/Los Angeles
Michael Watson	....	scenic painter
Dean Willson	....	labor foreman (as Dean Wilson)
Joyce Woods	....	scenic artist
Nick Worsfold	....	scenic artist
Don Yanko	....	labor foreman
Nancy Yeo	....	painter
Stefan Dechant	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Chris Barron	....	digital transfers
Eric Batut	....	production sound mixer
Thomas Brandau	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles tank crew (as Tom Brandau)
Steve Burgess	....	foley mixer
Steve Burgess	....	foley recordist
Craig Carter	....	dialogue editor
Hank Corwin	....	sound designer
Gethin Creagh	....	sound mixer
Mark DeSimone	....	adr engineer
Ella Fairbairn	....	sound assistant
Will Gethen-Jones	....	cableman: Los Angeles tank crew (as Will Gethin-Jones)
Antony Gray	....	sound effects editor
Jonathan Greber	....	transfer supervisor
Scott Heysen	....	sound effects recordist
David C. Hughes	....	assistant sound effects editor
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard LeGrand Jr.	....	supervising sound editor: US conform
Frank Lipson	....	sound effects editor
Gerard Long	....	foley artist
Chris Miller	....	sound
Shawn Murphy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Neil	....	adr recordist
Andrew Neil	....	mix assistant (as Andrew Neal)
Mark Pendergraft	....	sound re-recordist
John Penders	....	supervising sound effects editor
Michael Playfair	....	sound utility
Maureen Rodbard-Bean	....	sound effects editor
Ronald G. Roumas	....	machine room supervisor
Andy Rovins	....	boom operator: Los Angeles tank crew
Livia Ruzic	....	supervisng adr editor
Roger Savage	....	sound mixer
Dee Selby	....	digital transfers
Kent Sparling	....	sound mix technician
Randy Thom	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Torrijos	....	video services (as John 'J.T.' Torrijos)
Nancy Tracy	....	adr assistant (as Nancy Tracey)
Christian von Burkleo	....	video services (as Christian Von Burkleo)
Danielle Wiessner	....	sound effects editor
Kelly Zombor	....	boom operator
Jeff Hamon	....	adr mixer: Vancouver (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William Aldridge	....	special effects coordinator: Washington/Los Angeles (as Bill Aldridge)
André Dominguez	....	special effects best boy (as Andre Dominquez)
Guy Faria	....	special effects supervisor: Washington/Los Angeles
Louie Lantieri	....	special effects supervisor: Los Angeles tank crew (as Louis Lantieri)
Michael Lantieri	....	special effects supervisor: Los Angeles tank crew
Lars Lenander	....	special effects head fabricator
Matt McDonnell	....	special effects: Los Angeles tank crew (as Mathew J. McDonnell)
William H. Orr	....	special effects coordinator (as Bill Orr)
Jak Osmond	....	special effects assistant
John Ossello	....	special effects: Los Angeles tank crew
Ritchie Ratcliff	....	special effects: Washington/Los Angeles
Bruce Scott	....	special effects buyer
Grant Smith	....	special effects technician
Andrew Verhoeven	....	special effects assistant
Chris L. Ward	....	special effects: Los Angeles tank crew (as Chris Ward)
Teresa Wilkinson	....	special effects buyer

Visual Effects by
Bill Houston Ball	....	matchmove artist
Alfredo R. Barcia	....	film scanning and recording technician: SPI
David Beasley	....	modelmaker: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Lydia Bottegoni	....	visual effects producer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Lindsay Burnett	....	visual effects coordinator: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Debbie Denise	....	executive visual effects producer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Greg Derochie	....	compositing artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Jason Dowdeswell	....	lead technical designer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
David Emery	....	lead modelmaker: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. (as Dave Emery)
Thomas F. Ford IV	....	high speed compositing digital production manager: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. (as Tom F. Ford IV)
Doug Forrest	....	high speed compositing digital artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Layne Friedman	....	compositing artist: SPI
Andy Garcia	....	lead technical assistant: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Bart Giovanetti	....	computer graphics supervisor: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. (as Bart Giovannetti)
Richard Graves	....	high speed compositing technical assistant: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Ivo Horvat	....	matte artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Rob House	....	technical designer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. (as Robert House)
Benjamin Jacobe	....	systems engineer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. (as Ben Jacobe)
Martin A. Kline	....	visual effects art director: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. (as Marty Kline)
Ned Martin	....	camera technician: Vista Vision, Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Paul McGhee	....	lead scanner operator: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
M. Scott McKee	....	compositing artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. (as Scott McKee)
Rachel Nicoll	....	compositing artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Shannon Noble	....	high speed compositing digital artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Kerry Nordquist	....	digital painter: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Phil Notaro	....	model shop supervisor: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Michael Olague	....	visual effects gaffer
Loree Perrett	....	rotoscope artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Derrick Quarles	....	lead film recording technician: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Stephen Rosenbaum	....	visual effects supervisor: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
David A. Smith	....	technical designer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Kristen D. Trattner	....	high speed compositing digital artist: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. (as Kristen Trattner)
Laurence Treweek	....	lead technical designer: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Mark Weatherbe	....	modelmaker: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Barry Weiss	....	senior staff: SPI
Guy Wiedmann	....	visual effects editor: Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
Anthony Harris	....	visual effects timing coordinator (uncredited)
Chuck Shuman	....	director of photography: miniatures (uncredited)
Attila Veress	....	film scanner operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Seth Arnett	....	stunts
Dan Ben	....	stunts
Joey Box	....	stunts
Charles Croughwell	....	stunts
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Chuck 'Chaz' Hosack	....	stunts (as Chuck Hosack)
Scott Hubbell	....	stunts (as Scott W. Hubbell)
Kris A. Jeffrey	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	co-stunt coordinator
Johnny Martin	....	stunts
Giorgio Miyashita	....	stunts
Glynn E. Palmer	....	stunts
Jim Palmer	....	stunts
Shawn Robinson	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Mark Stefanich	....	stunts
Raliegh Wilson	....	stunt coordinator (as Raleigh Wilson)
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunts
Mitch Toles	....	precision gunman: WW2 training (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen Arnott	....	best boy rigging grip (as Steve Arnott)
Michael Baird	....	video assistant
Brian Bouma	....	second dolly grip
Eric Budlong	....	grip
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip: Los Angeles tank crew (as Timothy Collins)
Ken Decker	....	lamp operator
John Dekker	....	best boy electric
Herb DeWaal	....	rigging grip
Doane Gregory	....	still photographer
Paul Guenette	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Hadland	....	best boy electric: Washington/Los Angeles
Jeff Harvey	....	generator operator
Rick Herres	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles tank crew
Jay Herron	....	underwater assistant camera: Washington/Los Angeles
Scott Hillman	....	rigging key grip: Washington/Los Angeles
Tim Hogan	....	key grip
Jeff 'Moose' Howery	....	dolly grip: Washington/Los Angeles (as Jeffrey B. Howery)
Bobby Huber	....	key grip: Washington/Los Angeles
Gaetan Jalbert	....	rigging gaffer
David James	....	still photographer: Washington/Los Angeles
Jeffrey A. Johnson	....	best boy grip: Washington/Los Angeles
Christina Kasperczyk	....	second assistant camera
David Katz	....	video assistant technician: Los Angeles tank crew
Ian Kincaid	....	gaffer (as Ian R. Kincaid)
Cindy Lagerstrom	....	rigging best boy: Washington/Los Angeles
Zach Lazar	....	electrician
John Le Roy	....	key rigging grip
Jeanne Lipsey	....	second assistant camera: Washington/Los Angeles
Nathaniel Massey	....	camera operator: "b" camera
John Murphy	....	crane grip: Washington/Los Angeles (as John W. Murphy)
Thomas Nead	....	rigging gaffer: Washington/Los Angeles (as Tom Nead)
Ralph Nelson	....	still photographer: Los Angeles tank crew
Bill Pierson	....	dolly grip
Christopher Prampin	....	lighting technician
Pete Romano	....	underwater camera: Washington/Los Angeles
John Sanderson	....	video assistant technician
Gerard Sava	....	assistant camera: second unit
Mark Schmidt	....	assistant camera: second unit, Maine
Aki Shigematsu	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Philip Sloan	....	key grip: Los Angeles tank crew (as Phil Sloan)
Randy Stamhuis	....	key grip: second unit
Raymond Stella	....	director of photography: second unit (as Ray Stella)
Jamie Stephens	....	loader: Washington/Los Angeles
Mark Suveg	....	video assistant technician: Washington/Los Angeles
Gregor Tavenner	....	first assistant camera
Kelly Uchimura	....	second assistant camera: Washington/Los Angeles
Jeff Upton	....	gaffer: Canada
Michael Wale	....	second assistant camera
Ken Woznow	....	best boy grip
Jerrod Tiffin	....	best boy rigger (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stuart Aikins	....	casting: Canada
Andrea Brown	....	extras casting
Patti Carns Kalles	....	casting: Washington (as Patti Kalles)
Sean Cossey	....	casting assistant: Canada
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Jason James	....	casting: Seattle
Ronna Kress	....	casting associate
Laurie Levine	....	casting: Seattle
Anna Liza Recto	....	casting assistant: New York
Jennifer Ricchiazzi	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Dennison	....	costume supervisor
Janice Devries	....	key costumer
Joe Diaz	....	costumer
Daniel Dirks	....	set costumer
David Ferry	....	costumer: Los Angeles tank crew
Lynda Foote	....	costumer: Los Angeles tank crew (as Linda Foote)
Kevin Harrison	....	key costumer
Ronald Leamon	....	wardrobe: men, Washington/Los Angeles (as Ron Leamon)
Tish Monaghan	....	assistant costume designer
Bren Moore	....	set costume supervisor
Jean Murphy	....	set costumer
Damien Quinn	....	costumer
Sally Roberts	....	wardrobe: women, Washington/Los Angeles
Hisami Yamamoto	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
David Armstrong	....	color timer
Mike Bellamy	....	final colorist
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Bonni Devlin	....	assistant editor
Mark Ellis	....	assistant editor
William Fletcher	....	first assistant editor
Valerie Flueger	....	post-production coordinator (as Valerie Anne Flueger)
Bruce Giesbrecht	....	assistant editor
Helen Hand	....	assistant editor
Charles Johnston	....	assistant editor (as Charlie Johnston)
Paul Martinez	....	associate editor
Thor Roos	....	color timer: bleach bypass dailies
Michael Smith	....	assistant editor (as Mike Smith)
Lindy Taylor	....	post-production assistant
Yvonne Valdez	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Jim Hill	....	electronic score producer
James Newton Howard	....	orchestrator
James Newton Howard	....	score producer
Artie Kane	....	conductor
Ron Leonard	....	musician: solo cellist
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
David Olson	....	music editor
Paul Salamunovich	....	choir conductor
Bill Shozan Schultz	....	musician: shakuhachi soloist
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Jim Weidman	....	supervising music editor

Transportation Department
Rodney Beech	....	transportation captain
Scott Irvine	....	transportation coordinator
Ronnie King	....	transportation
Dave Miller	....	transportation co-captain
Lou Mosto	....	driver: Los Angeles tank crew
Red Murphy	....	transportation co-captain (as Mike Murphy)
Sergio Orozco	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles tank crew
Ken Peterson	....	transportation coordinator: Washington/Los Angeles
Kristen Redd-Ginchereau	....	transportation captain: Washington/Los Angeles
Walter Riley	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles tank crew (as Walt Riley)
Bruce Scott	....	driver
Alana Stelling	....	driver
Larry Stelling	....	picture car coordinator
Gary Bridges	....	picture boat coordinator (uncredited)
Ken Farnell	....	driver (uncredited)
Dennis Lally	....	driver (uncredited)
Neil McDaniel	....	assistant picture boat coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Steve Alterman	....	adr voice
Rick Baca	....	u.s. accountant
Chris Baikie	....	production assistant
Barbara Barnes	....	production assistant
Scott Barnett	....	stand-in: Ethan Hawke
Charles Bartlett	....	adr voice
Doreen Beaulac	....	assistant accountant
Paul Berstein	....	assistant safety coordinator
Yoshio Be	....	adr voice
Brady Bluhm	....	adr voice (as Brandy Bluhm)
Catherine Brelet	....	assistant: Mr. Von Sydow (as Catherine Brelet Von Sydow)
Francie Brown	....	dialect coach
Raymond Bulinski	....	craft service: Los Angeles tank crew (as Ray Bulinski)
Doug Burch	....	adr voice
Bill Burns	....	assistant location manager
Silver Butler	....	production assistant
Chima	....	adr voice
James Mitchell Clyde	....	water safety: marine unit
Lisanne Collett	....	chef
Dan Crosby	....	marine coordinator: Canada
Joni Cuquet	....	business and legal affairs
Aria Noelle Curzon	....	adr voice (as Aria Curzon)
Kristin Dehnert	....	location manager: Washington/Los Angeles
John DeMita	....	adr voice
Mike Derry	....	production assistant (as Michael Derry)
Bryan Doughty	....	adr voice (as Brian Doughty)
Kathryn Drew	....	production accountant
Peggy Flood	....	adr voice
Julia Frittaion	....	unit publicist
Louis Gautier	....	tent logistics
Marnie Gee	....	assistant location manager
Nicholas Harrison	....	kendo choreographer
Dave Harvey	....	payroll accountant
Doris Hess	....	adr voice
Miko Hughes	....	adr voice
Joel Hurley	....	location scout
Kenneth Kantymir	....	stand-in (as Ken Kantymir)
Connie Kennedy	....	location manager
Donald R. Kennedy	....	legal consultant
Carlyle King	....	adr voice
Elyse Klaits	....	assistant: Mrs. Kennedy
Marilyn Kopansky	....	chef
Daamen J. Krall	....	adr voice (as Daamen Krall)
Susan B. Kreutz	....	craft service: Los Angeles tank crew (as Susan Kreutz)
Tak Kubota	....	adr voice
Nicole La Follette	....	production assistant
Christopher Naoki Lee	....	adr voice
H. Skye Leslie	....	assistant production coordinator: Seattle
Christin Lindgard	....	production assistant
June Kyoto Lu	....	adr voice (as June Kyoko-Lu)
Ann McDonough	....	assistant accountant
Douglas W. McHenry	....	post-production accountant
Robin Mounsey	....	safety coordinator
Heather Murphy	....	production coordinator: Washington/Los Angeles (as Heather K. Murphy)
Paige Palmer-Hollinshead	....	assistant production coordinator
Eric E. Paulson	....	set production assistant
Maria Quanfun	....	production assistant
K. Brook Radford	....	assistant: Mr. Marshall
Mary T. Radford	....	assistant: Mr. Marshall
Lisa Ragosin	....	assistant production coordinator
Sally Ramsay	....	assistant: Mr. Hicks
Jim Rankin	....	craft service
Kaayla Ryane	....	production coordinator
Tomoko Sato	....	stand-in
Taylor Saxon	....	key medic
Christopher Schmidt	....	assistant: Mr. Ufland
Hans Schoeber	....	adr voice
Akiko Shima	....	adr voice
Josh Skye	....	set production assistant: second unit
Wendy Spooner	....	extras wrangler
Zoe Stephenson	....	production assistant
Mike Stokey	....	military advisor
Lindy Taylor	....	production assistant
Pat Taylor	....	assistant production coordinator
Toshi Toda	....	adr voice
Karen Tolson	....	production assistant
Kendrie Upton	....	location manager
Lois Walker	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles tank crew
C. Ransom Walrod	....	marine coordinator: US (as Ransom Walrod)
Sabrina Wiener	....	adr voice (as Sabriana Wiener)
Christine Wilson	....	script supervisor
Shayne A. Wilson	....	assistant: Mrs. Kennedy (as Shayne Wilson)
Michael Yama	....	adr voice
Ted Yonenaka	....	craft service: Washington/Los Angeles (as Ted Yanenaka)
Michael C. Young	....	production assistant (as Michael Young)
Jodi Zuckerman	....	assistant: Mr. Hicks
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialect coach (uncredited)

Thanks
Jerry Elfendahl	....	the producers wish to thank: The Bainbridge Island Historical Society (as Gerald Elfendahl)
Edward Sakauye	....	the producers wish to thank: Japanese American National Museum
Dave Tatsuno	....	the producers wish to thank: Japanese American National Museum

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Kennedy/Marshall Company, The (producer)

Distributors

• MCA/Universal Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2000) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (special visual effects)
• FXSmith (prosthetics)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Other Companies

• Bill Dance Casting  extras casting: Washington/Los Angeles
• British Columbia Film Commission  the producers wish to thank
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• City of Greenwood, British Columbia, The  the producers wish to thank
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• Eastman Film  acknowledgment (as Eastman Color Film)
• Edible Planet Catering  caterer (as Edible Planet)
• Home on the Range  caterer: Washington/Los Angeles
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• JNH Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Japanese American National Museum  provided by ("Something Strong Within" footage)
• Japanese American National Museum  the producers wish to thank
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Jo Ann Kane Music Service)
• Kojo Productions  post-production
• Oasis Post Australia  post-production
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• Post Modern Sound  ADR recording facility
• Skywalker Sound  post production sound services provided by (a division of Lucas Digital Ltd., LLC Marin County, California)
• Soundfirm  sound post-production (as Soundfirm Australia)
• Studio Sea  marine coordination
• Todd-AO Studios  score recorded and mixed at (as Todd-AO)
• UCLA Arts Library Special Collections  used by permission from ("Jive Bombers" by Ansel Adams) (as UCLA Department of Special Collections)
• United Performers' Studio  casting
• Washington State Film & Video Office  the producers wish to thank (as Washington State Film Office)
• Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission  the producers wish to thank

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for disturbing images, sensuality and brief strong language.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:S | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Denmark:11 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (936516) | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Cathlamet, Washington, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Ishmael never once pronounces the love-of-his-life's name correctly. He always calls her "Hat-sue" not by her real Japanese name "Ha-Tsu-E".

Goofs:

Factual errors: The guests are wearing black ties at the wedding. In Japan, a black tie signifies a funeral. The guests should be wearing white ties.

Quotes:

Young Hatsue Imada: Don't be sorry. I'm not.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Benny's Boogie

Love in the Cold

Snow Falling on Cedars

Nominated for best cinematography, this film deserved to give American Beauty a better run for its money. Sadly savaged by many critics, who seemed to fail to grasp the depth of the story and the beauty with which it was told because they were too busy analyzing the parts. Snow Falling on Cedars follows a mixed race love that is complicated by the onset of war. The reactions of the two principle characters betrays not only how human love can transcend itself into something greater but how those involved can find fulfillment in themselves through its sacrifice. The exquisite symbolism (you could write a book on the different things snow could symbolize after watching this) is never overplayed - in other words, the viewer can enjoy the film as entertainment without having "deeper meanings" rammed down their throat - but they are there in abundance, from the way the scenery is developed to small details such as the main character's name ("Ishmael" - meaning "He whom God hears").