Storyline
In a small Southern town in the autumn of 1941, Sophie’s lonely life is transformed when an Asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances. Their love affair becomes the lightning rod for long-buried conflicts that erupt in bigotry and violence with the outbreak of World War ll.
Cast & Crew
Julianne Nicholson
Sophie Willis
Lead
Takashi Yamaguchi
Grover Ohta
Margo Martindale
Anne Morrison
Diane Ladd
Ruth Jeffers
Lorraine Toussaint
Salome Whitmore
Karen Wheeling Reynolds
Isabel
Mickey Dodge
Samille
Don Henderson Baker
Dr. Gilbert
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Maggie Greenwald's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sophie and the Rising Sun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
