As World War II rages in Europe, a wounded stranger, Mr. Ohta, appears in a Californian town under mysterious circumstances. Sophie, a native of Salty Creek, quickly becomes transfixed by Mr. Ohta and a friendship born of their mutual love for art blossoms into a delicate and forbidden courtship. As their secret relationship evolves, the war escalates tragically. When Pearl Harbor is bombed, a surge of misguided patriotism, bigotry and violence sweeps through the town, threatening Mr. Ohta’s life.
Sophie and the Rising Sun
2016
14 years
116 min.
Fiction
USA
Colorido
Maggie Greenwald
Maggie Greenwald
Wolfgang Held
Keith Reamer
Julianne Nicholson, Margo Martindale, Lorraine Toussaint, Takashi Yamaguchi, Diane Ladd
Brenda Goodman, Nancy Dickenson, Lorraine Gallard, Maggie Greenwald
Sophie Film
David Mansfield
Seville International
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