Sayo and Keiji have eloped to New Zealand to marry, away from the interference of Keiji's disapproving mother in Japan. On their honeymoon, they have the freedom to express their love away from her repressive influence. However, on what should be the happiest of days, Keiji is drowned and Sayo must, by custom, return to live with her cruel and selfish mother-in-law.
| Directing | Niki Caro | Director |
| Editing | Margot Francis | Editor |
| Production | Yōko Narahashi | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsty Cameron | Costume Designer |
| Production | Wendy Lewis | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Rebecca Hutton | Production Secretary |
| Production | Glenda Paterson | Production Accountant |
| Production | Christopher Ball | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Robin Murphy | First Assistant Director |
| Production | William Tyrer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Pierre Edelman | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Melanie Read | Continuity |
| Camera | Dion Beebe | Director of Photography |
| Production | Andrew McGeorge | Production Runner |
| Production | Michelle Taggart | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Tamalene Painting | Production Manager |
| Writing | Peter Wells | Original Story |
| Production | Anne Nicolle | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Peter Scholes | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Niki Caro | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robin Murphy | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Chris Burt | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Quentin Whitwell | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Akiko Mori | Stand In |
| Production | Sam McCauley | Production Runner |
| Costume & Make-Up | Denise Kum | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Grant Major | Production Design |
| Writing | Anne Kennedy | Script Editor |
| Directing | Corina Ngatuere | Third Assistant Director |
