Sophie and the Rising Sun

Plot Summary

In a small Southern town in the autumn of 1941, Sophie’s lonely life is transformed when an Asian man arrives under mysterious circumstances. Their love affair becomes the lightning rod for long-buried conflicts that erupt in bigotry and violence with the outbreak of World War ll.

Top Cast

Julianne Nicholson Sophie Willis

Takashi Yamaguchi Grover Ohta

Margo Martindale Anne Morrison

Diane Ladd Ruth Jeffers

Lorraine Toussaint Salome Whitmore