Aya is a 1990 Australian film directed by Solrun Hoaas and starring Eri Ishida, Nicholas Eadie, and Chris Haywood. The plot is about a marriage between an Australian man and Japanese war bride.[3][4]
| Aya | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Solrun Hoaas |
| Written by | Solrun Hoaas |
| Produced by | Solrun Hoaas Denise Patience |
| Starring | Eri Ishida Nicholas Eadie Chris Haywood |
| Cinematography | Geoff Burton |
| Edited by | Stewart Young |
| Music by | Roger Mason |
Production company | Goshu Films |
| Distributed by | Home Cinema Group Ronin Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$1.8 million[1] |
| Box office | A$40,400[2] |
Plot
editAya, a Japanese war bride, arrives in a small Australian town during the 1950s with her husband. She is still very much in love with her husband, named Frank, but she somehow feels more comfortable with Mac, a friend of Frank's who can speak Japanese.
Cast
edit- Eri Ishida as Aya
- Nicholas Eadie as Frank
- Chris Haywood as Mac
- Tim Robertson as Willy
References
edit- ^ "Production Surveys", Cinema Papers, March 1990 p71
- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 October 2012
- ^ "Aya" at Senses of Cinema accessed 3 November 2012
- ^ "Aya". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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