Snow Falling on Cedars 25 years old

First loves last forever.

Snow Falling on Cedars

In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea — and race is a factor in the trial. So is reporter, Ishmael.

Credits

Snow Falling on Cedars Cast

Name Character
Ethan Hawke He was 29, now 54 years old as Ishmael Chambers
Jan Rubes He was 79, 89 years old when he died as Ole Jurgensen
Sam Shepard He was 56, 73 years old when he died as Arthur Chambers
Max von Sydow He was 70, 90 years old when he died as Nels Gudmundsson
James Rebhorn He was 51, 65 years old when he died as Alvin Hooks
Željko Ivanek He was 42, now 67 years old as Dr. Whitman
Rick Yune He was 28, now 53 years old as Kazuo Miyamoto
Daniel von Bargen He was 49, 64 years old when he died as Carl Heine Sr.
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa He was 49, now 74 years old as Zenhichi Miyamoto
Celia Weston She was 48, now 73 years old as Etta Heine
James Cromwell He was 59, now 84 years old as Judge Fielding
Zak Orth He was 29, now 54 years old as Deputy Abel Martinson
Max Wright He was 56, 75 years old when he died as Horace Whaley
Eric Thal He was 34, now 59 years old as Carl Heine Jr.
Richard Jenkins He was 52, now 77 years old as Sheriff Art Moran
Arija Bareikis She was 33, now 58 years old as Susan Marie Heine
Youki Kudoh She was 28, now 53 years old as Hatsue Imada Miyamoto
Sheila Moore She was 61, now 86 years old as Liesel Jurgensen
Reeve Carney He was 16, now 41 years old as Young Ishmael Chambers
Caroline Kava She was 50, now 75 years old as Helen Chambers
Anne Suzuki She was 12, now 37 years old as Young Hatsue Imada
Ako (actress) She was 41, now 66 years old as Fujiko Imada

Snow Falling on Cedars Crew

Name Department
Robert Richardson as Director of Photography. He was 44 (now 69) years old Camera
Hank Corwin as Editor. He was 0 (now 24) years old Editing
Richard Vane as Co-Producer. Production
David Guterson as Novel. He was 43 (now 68) years old Writing
James Newton Howard as Original Music Composer. He was 48 (now 73) years old Sound
Ronald Bass as Screenplay. He was 57 (now 82) years old Writing
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Snow Falling on Cedars (25 years)

First loves last forever.

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 22, 1999
  • Runtime: 127 minutes
  • Budget: 35000000.00