Directed by Scott Hicks（1999）

Based on the award-winning best-selling novel. Just after WWII, a murder trial has upset the quiet community in Washington State, and now this tranquil village has become the center of controversy. For a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emotional chord when he finds his ex-lover, Japanese-American, is linked to the case. As he investigates the killing, he uncovers some startling clues that lead him to a shocking discovery.

邦題：ヒマラヤ杉に降る雪

ワシントン州で起こった殺人事件に絡んで、幼き日の淡い恋心と切ない人間の憎しみが織り成すドラマ。深々と降る雪のごとくひんやりとした心の底に、淡雪のようなかすかな記憶が頭をもたげる時、人は何に暖を求めるのだろう。日系米国人への偏見がまだ渦巻く時代の、法廷ドラマでもある。