Sayonara (1957)
Sayonara (1957)
"I am not allowed to love. But I will love you if that is your desire..."
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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Cast

Marlon Brando Marlon Brando As: Major Lloyd Gruver
Patricia Owens Patricia Owens As: Eileen Webster
James Garner James Garner As: Capt. Mike Bailey
Martha Scott Martha Scott As: Mrs. Webster
Miiko Taka Miiko Taka As: Hana-ogi
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: "I am not allowed to love. But I will love you if that is your desire..."
Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance

Language: English, 日本語

Release Date: 25 December 1957

Country: US

Runtime: 147m

Company Credits

Company: Pennebaker Productions, William Goetz Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

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)

Yvonne Peattie

Yvonne Peattie

Lady Vice-Consul (uncredited)

Phil Rhodes

Phil Rhodes

Doctor (uncredited)

Bill Saito

Bill Saito

Photographer (uncredited)

James Stacy

James Stacy

Reporter (uncredited)

Audrey Swanson

Audrey Swanson

Officer's Wife (uncredited)

Harlan Warde

Harlan Warde

Consul (uncredited)

William Wellman Jr.

William Wellman Jr.

Stars and Stripes Reporter (uncredited)

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Production Crew

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Costume and Makeup

Norma Koch

Norma Koch

Costume Design

Sound

Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ellsworth Fredericks

Ellsworth Fredericks

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Robert Priestley

Robert Priestley

Set Decoration

Ted Haworth

Ted Haworth

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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