Aya

Overview

Aya, a young Japanese war bride, arrives in a small Australian town during the 1950s. She and her husband, Frank, are very much in love. Yet somehow Aya still feels more comfortable with the Japanese-speaking Mac, a close friend of Frank's, whose wartime experiences left him with a deep regard for Japanese culture. But Frank wants Aya to forget her Japanese past. Aya finds work in a Japanese restaurant and has a short affair with an Australian-Japanese businessman. With her marriage falling apart, Aya leaves Frank.

Cast

Eri Ishida

Aya

Nicholas Eadie

Frank

Chris Haywood

Mac

Tim Robertson

Willy

N/A

Miki Oikawa

Junko

Yasushi Suzuki

Yano

N/A

Takahito Masuda

Inoue

N/A

D.J. Foster

Barry

Marion Heathfield

Lorna

Taya Straton

Tina

N/A

Julie Forsyth

Mandy