Aya (1990 film)

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	7 September 1990 (1990-9-7)(Canada) 24 October 1991 (1991-10-24)(Australia)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$1.8 million [1] [2]
Box office	A$40,400 [3]

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. ^{[4] [5]}

Plot

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

• Eri Ishida as Aya
• Nicholas Eadie as Frank
• Chris Haywood as Mac
• Tim Robertson as Willy

References

1. "Production Surveys", Cinema Papers, March 1990 p71
2. "The Film Victoria training ground". Filmnews . Vol. 21, no. 10. New South Wales, Australia. 1 November 1991. p. 13. Retrieved 23 March 2025– via National Library of Australia.
3. "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 3 October 2012
4. "Aya" at Senses of Cinema accessed 3 November 2012
5. "Aya". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

External links

• Aya at IMDb
• Aya at Oz Movies