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Sayonara

Sayonara

1957 Drama Romance
Release date : December 25, 1957
Runtime : 2h 27m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English / Japanese /
Director : Joshua Logan /
Writers : James Michener / Paul Osborn /
Production companies : Pennebaker Productions / William Goetz Productions / Warner Bros. Pictures /
December 25, 1957 2h 27m United States of America Drama English More
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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.
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Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Major Lloyd Gruver
Patricia Owens
Patricia Owens
Eileen Webster
James Garner
James Garner
Capt. Mike Bailey
Martha Scott
Martha Scott
Mrs. Webster
Miiko Taka
Miiko Taka
Hana-ogi
Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki
Katsumi
Red Buttons
Red Buttons
Joe Kelly
Kent Smith
Kent Smith
Gen. Webster
Douglass Watson
Douglass Watson
Col. Craford
Reiko Kuba
Reiko Kuba
Fumiko-san
Soo Yong
Soo Yong
Terukosan
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban
Nakamura
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. Kemp
General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited)
William Meader
William Meader
General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
Ralph Moratz
Soldier in Washroom (uncredited)
Rollin Moriyama
Rollin Moriyama
Reporter (uncredited)

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  • title：Sayonara
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1957
  • Runtime：2h 27m
  • Genres： Drama · Romance ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America ·
  • Original Language： English · Japanese ·
  • Director： Joshua Logan /
  • Writers： James Michener · Paul Osborn ·
  • Production companies： Pennebaker Productions · William Goetz Productions · Warner Bros. Pictures ·
  • Overview：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.
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