''Aya'' is a 1990 Australian film directed by Solrun Hoaas and starring

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. The plot is about a marriage between an Australian man and Japanese

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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

as Aya *

as Frank *

as Mac * Tim Robertson as Willy

References

External links

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''Aya''
at Oz Movies 1990 films Australian drama films 1990 drama films Films scored by Roger Mason (musician) Films about marriage Films shot in Tasmania 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films English-language drama films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub