Sayonara (1957)

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.

Directing:
  • Joshua Logan

Writing:
  • Paul Osborn
  • James Michener

Stars:
Release Date: 1957-12-25
themoviedb icon 6.6/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English | 日本語
  • Runtime: 147

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Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Major Lloyd Gruver
Patricia Owens
Patricia Owen...
Eileen Webster
Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki
Katsumi
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Monta...
Nakamura
Miiko Taka
Miiko Taka
Hana-ogi
Martha Scott
Martha Scott
Mrs. Webster
James Garner
James Garner
Capt. Mike Bailey
Kent Smith
Kent Smith
Gen. Webster
Reiko Kuba
Reiko Kuba
Fumiko-san
Soo Yong
Soo Yong
Terukosan
Red Buttons
Red Buttons
Joe Kelly
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Brown
Peter Brown
Second Military Police (voice) (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kem...
General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
Ralph Moratz
Soldier in Washroom (uncredited)
Bill Saito
Bill Saito
Photographer (uncredited)
James Stacy
James Stacy
Reporter (uncredited)
Harlan Warde
Harlan Warde
Consul (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.
William Wellm...
Stars and Stripes Reporter (uncredited)
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