Sophie and the Rising Sun

Overview

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.

Directed by Maggie Greenwald

Top cast

Julianne Nicholson

Sophie Willis

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

Joel Murray

Sheriff Cooper

D

David Dickson Reynolds

Reverend Jeffers

K

Kenneth Charles Graham

Harold Jackson

S

Sabrina Mayfield

Matilda

Jan Hartsell

Minna

C

Cali Ward

Young Sophie

Meredith Jackson

Young Ruth

A

Antonio Roberts

Zachary

Colie McClellan

Young Anne

Ben VanderMey

Soldier

B

Bobby Henline

John Jeffers

J

Johnny Pope II

Townsperson

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