Sayonara (1957)

Drama Romance

Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver (Marlon Brando) is reassigned to a Japanese air base, and is confronted with US racial prejudice against the Japanese people. The issue is compounded because a number of the soldiers become romantically involved with Japanese women, in defiance of US military policy. Ordinarily an officer who is by-the-book, Gruver must take a position when a buddy of his, an enlisted man Joe Kelly (Red Buttons) falls in love with a Japanese woman Katsumi (Miyoshi Umeki) and marries her. Gruver risks his position by serving as best man at the wedding ceremony.

Updated May 11 2020

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1957-12-05

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japanese racial prejudice air force

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Runtime: 147 mins Rating: 6.8 Tag Line: "I am not allowed to love. But I will love you if that is your desire..."

Cast

Ricardo Montalban

Nakamura

Dennis Hopper

Introduction

Marlon Brando

Major Lloyd Gruver

Red Buttons

Joe Kelly

Martha Scott

Mrs. Webster

James Garner

Capt. Mike Bailey

Kent Smith

Gen. Webster

Patricia Owens

Eileen Webster

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Crew

Paul Osborn

Screenplay

Robert Priestley

Set Decoration

Philip W. Anderson

Editor

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Arthur P. Schmidt

Editor

Ted Haworth

Art Direction

Ellsworth Fredericks

Director of Photography

Joshua Logan

Director

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