‘Picture Bride’
Between 1907 and 1924 more than 19,000 Japanese women immigrated to Hawaii to marry Japanese sugar-cane workers. These couples knew little of each other beyond an exchange of photos. Drawing upon the actual experiences of many such women director Kayo Hatta and her sister and co-writer Mari have created the odyssey of Riyo (Youki Kudoh, pictured) (KCET Friday at 9 p.m.).
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