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Sayonara (1957)

NR · 1957-12-25 · 2h 27m · EN
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"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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Marlon BrandoMarlon BrandoMajor Lloyd GruverPatricia OwensPatricia OwensEileen WebsterJames GarnerJames GarnerCapt. Mike BaileyMartha ScottMartha ScottMrs. WebsterMiiko TakaMiiko TakaHana-ogiMiyoshi UmekiMiyoshi UmekiKatsumiRed ButtonsRed ButtonsJoe KellyKent SmithKent SmithGen. WebsterDouglass WatsonDouglass WatsonCol. CrafordReiko KubaReiko KubaFumiko-sanSoo YongSoo YongTerukosanRicardo MontalbanRicardo MontalbanNakamura

Keywords

Based on novel or bookJapanRacial prejudiceInterracial relationshipU.s. air forceAir forceInterracial marriageMajorPost war japanKabukiKobe japan

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Genre affinityDrama · RomanceTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Japan · Racial PrejudiceMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityRomance · Post War Japan

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What is Sayonara about?

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.

How long is Sayonara?

Sayonara has a runtime of 147 minutes.

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