When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor. However, with time as hardships are blamed upon Tama (as he is named), he is finally outcast to live with the poorest people on the island, Mahana and her drunken father. Mahana is considered homely and undesirable, but Tama feels differently, so when he is old enough to build a craft to sail away, he vows to return for her one day. A lucky stroke brings him to land upon the island of the legendary Johnny Lingo, the wealthiest trader in the islands, and after years of service to him, Tama has learned much about life and himself as he dreams of honoring his pledge to Mahana.
as Johnny Lingo
as Malio Chief
as Tama
as Chief Steward
as Mahana
as Pioi
as Hoku
as Miriama's Father
as Malio Elder
as Malio Seductress
as Young Tama
as Young Mahana
as Young Man
as Miriama's Mother
as Ulani
as Young Viane
as Turtle Island Grandmother
as Natiti's Sister
as Writer
as Pua's Friend #1
as Rewa
as Kata
as Young Natiti
as Young Pua
as Viane
as Sali
as Miriama
as Scary Island Chief
as Pua
as Natiti
as Pua's Friend #2
as Young Miriama
