The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes39%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
157 audience votes
Key crew
- Scott HicksDirector
- Scott HicksScreenplay
- Ronald BassScreenplay
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ethan HawkeIshmael Chambers
- Youki KudohHatsue Miyamoto
- Reeve CarneyYoung Ishmael Chambers
- Anne SuzukiYoung Hatsue Imada
- Rick YuneKazuo Miyamoto
- Max von SydowNels Gudmundsson
- James RebhornAlvin Hooks
- James CromwellJudge Fielding
- Richard JenkinsSheriff Art Moran
- Arija BareikisSusan Marie Heine
- Eric ThalCarl Heine Jr.
- Celia WestonEtta Heine