Sophie and the Rising Sun Movie

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Who's Involved:

Diane Ladd, Margo Martindale, Julianne Nicholson, Lorraine Toussaint, Maggie Greenwald, Takashi Yamaguchi

Release Date:

Friday, January 13, 2017 Limited

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Runtime: 1 hr, 56 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

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.

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Who stars in Sophie and the Rising Sun: Cast List


Janet Planet, The Amateur  


Letters from Iwo Jima  


Cocaine Bear, Heaven Is For Real  


Amerigeddon, Gigi & Nate  


The Magician's Elephant, Nimona  

Who's making Sophie and the Rising Sun: Crew List

A look at the Sophie and the Rising Sun behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Maggie Greenwald last directed The Last Keepers.

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Production: What we know about Sophie and the Rising Sun?

Key Facts

  1. Based on the novel by Augusta Trobaugh

Filming Timeline

  1. 2017 - January: The film was set to Completed  status.

Sophie and the Rising Sun Release Date: When was the film released?


Sophie and the Rising Sun was a Limited release in 2017 on Friday, January 13, 2017. There were 16 other movies released on the same date, including Monster Trucks, Silence and The Bye Bye Man.

As a Limited release, Sophie and the Rising Sun will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.

Sophie and the Rising Sun DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Sophie and the Rising Sun was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 .

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