Sayonara (1957)

Sayonara (1957)

"I am not allowed to love. But I will love you if that is your desire..." 1957-12-25 United States of America 147 Min. PG-13
6.6 122 votes

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.

Cast

Marlon Brando is Major Lloyd Gruver
Major Lloyd Gruver
Patricia Owens is Eileen Webster
Eileen Webster
James Garner is Capt. Mike Bailey
Capt. Mike Bailey
Martha Scott is Mrs. Webster
Mrs. Webster
Miiko Taka is Hana-ogi
Hana-ogi
Miyoshi Umeki is Katsumi
Red Buttons is Joe Kelly
Joe Kelly
Kent Smith is Gen. Webster
Gen. Webster
Douglass Watson is Col. Craford
Col. Craford
Reiko Kuba is Fumiko-san
Fumiko-san
Soo Yong is Terukosan
Terukosan