Aya (1990 film)

(Redirected from Aya (1991 film))

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 bySolrun Hoaas
Written bySolrun Hoaas
Produced bySolrun Hoaas
Denise Patience
StarringEri Ishida
Nicholas Eadie
Chris Haywood
CinematographyGeoff Burton
Edited byStewart Young
Music byRoger Mason
Production
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Goshu Films
Distributed byHome Cinema Group
Ronin Films
Release dates
  • 7 September 1990 (1990-09-07) (Canada)
  • 24 October 1991 (1991-10-24) (Australia)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$1.8 million[1]
Box officeA$40,400[2]

Plot

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Aya, 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Production Surveys", Cinema Papers, March 1990 p71
  2. ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 October 2012
  3. ^ "Aya" at Senses of Cinema accessed 3 November 2012
  4. ^ "Aya". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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