Sophie and the Rising Sun Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Set in the autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, the film tells the dramatic story of interracial lovers swept up in the tides of history. As World War II rages in Europe a wounded Asian stranger, Mr. Ohta, appears in the town under mysterious circumstances. Sophie, a native of Salty Creek, quickly becomes transfixed by Mr. Ohta and a friendship born of their mutual love of 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. A trio of women, each with her own secrets - Sophie, along with the town matriarch and her housekeeper - rejects law and propriety, risking their lives with their actions.

Drama Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Sophie and the Rising Sun.

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  Julianne Nicholson

  The Amateur , The Amazing Spider-Man

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  Takashi Yamaguchi

  Letters from Iwo Jima

• M
  Margo Martindale

  Uncle Frank, Secretariat

• D
  Diane Ladd

  Joy, The Last Full Measure

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  Lorraine Toussaint

  Nimona, Love Beats Rhymes

Crew Behind the Film

The Sophie and the Rising Sun behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Maggie Greenwald last directed The Last Keepers.

Director

Maggie Greenwald

Screenwriter

Maggie Greenwald

Additional Information

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Production Details

What we know about the Sophie and the Rising Sun movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on the novel by Augusta Trobaugh

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