is a 1983 Japanese television film directed by Akio Jissoji. Nippon Television produced the film.
It is about a Japanese American in Hawaii, Kosaku Yamanami, who recalls his life during the historical events of World War II. A family get-together takes place in the present day as he recalls his past.
Filming took place in Lahaina, Hawaii, in the summer of 1983. 300 Japanese Americans extras were used to film a scene at a temple.
Tà Âru Takemitsu composed the film's score. Kyà Âko Koizumi, author of Tà Âru Takemitsu's Seigenki (Time within Memory): An Anti-Experimental, Tonal Film Score, stated that fans "loved" this theme. Takemitsu's friend Shuntaro Tanikawa said that the best musical score Takemitsu ever made was the one for this film, though Takemitsu disliked his friend's statement.
The film was aired in Hawaii on Nippon Golden Network (NGN). The English subtitles were done by James Araki, the chairperson of the University of Hawaii at Manoa East Asian Language and Literature Department.
In 1983, the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture ranked Lanterns on Blue Waters as the best television drama.