Set in 1941 in a South Carolina fishing village, the film tells a dramatic story of interracial lovers caught in the turmoil of World War II. A wounded stranger, Mr. Ohta, appears in town under mysterious circumstances, and Sophie, a local, forms a bond with him through their shared love of art. Their friendship blossoms into a forbidden courtship, but when Pearl Harbor is bombed, a surge of nationalism, prejudice, and violence threatens Mr. Ohta's life.
Sophie and the Rising Sun
In the small fishing village of Salty Creek, South Carolina, during the autumn of 1941, a forbidden romance blossoms between two individuals from different racial backgrounds, threatening to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere amidst the turmoil of the times.
