Aya

10/24/1991

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1hr 35min

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Drama

STORY

Aya, a young Japanese war bride, arrives in a small Australian town during the 1950s. She and her husband, Frank, are very much in love. Yet somehow Aya still feels more comfortable with the Japanese-speaking Mac, a close friend of Frank's, whose wartime experiences left him with a deep regard for Japanese culture. But Frank wants Aya to forget her Japanese past. Aya finds work in a Japanese restaurant and has a short affair with an Australian-Japanese businessman. With her marriage falling apart, Aya leaves Frank.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Eri Ishida
  • Nicholas Eadie
  • Chris Haywood
  • Tim Robertson
  • Miki Oikawa

    Directors

  • Victoria Sullivan
  • Euan Keddie
  • Annette Blonski
  • Solrun Hoaas

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Australian Film Commission
  • Womens Film Fund
  • Film Victoria
  • Australian Film Finance Corporation
  • Goshu Films

    Production Countries

  • Australia

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • Japanese