The story of 16-year-old Riyo who journeys to Hawaii in 1918 to marry a man she has never met, except through photographs and letters they have exchanged. Hoping to escape a troubled past and to start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age and Hawaii is not the paradise she expected. As Riyo comes to terms with her new home, she discovers a land full of hardship, struggle--and unexpected joy. 年青貌美的理代被姑母迫婚，只身由日本远赴夏威夷，与照片中那个年青俊俏的未婚夫松治相聚，抵步后才发觉松治竟是个身无分文，在蔗园工作的中年男人，心灰意冷的理代于是努力赚取旅费返回日本，离别之际，理代遇上亡友加奈及听到她诚心的叮嘱，令她认识缘份的真谛，最终回心转意，从回丈夫的怀抱，延续他乡未了缘。 本片曾是嘎纳电影节参赛片，并获得圣丹斯电影节票选奖，95 年月舞影展观众票选最佳影片。是羽田香代导演的文艺爱情片，通过细腻感人的情节，来描述一对凭照片相亲而成的老少夫妻如何从陌生走到一起，并且产生了真挚的感情。
