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Sayonara
Sign in to saveSayonara is a 1957 American romantic drama film directed by Joshua Logan, and starring Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Miyoshi Umeki, Red Buttons, Miiko Taka and Ricardo Montalbán. It tells the story of an American Air Force pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from James A. Michener's 1954 novel.
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6.7Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver 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, a by-the-book officer, Gruver must take a position when a buddy of his, an enlisted man, Joe Kelly, falls in love with a Japanese woman, Katsumi, and marries her. Gruver risks his position by serving as best man at the wedding ceremony.
Cast
- Marlon Brando as Major Lloyd Gruver
- Patricia Owens as Eileen Webster
- James Garner as Capt. Mike Bailey
- Martha Scott as Mrs. Webster
- Miiko Taka as Hana-ogi
- Miyoshi Umeki as Katsumi
Themes
- japan
- based on novel or book
- u.s. air force
- air force
- major
- interracial relationship
- interracial marriage
- racial prejudice
- post war japan
- kabuki
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
7,937 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
- Year
- 1957
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 4 Oscars. 8 wins & 18 nominations total
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Key facts
- Film.gross
- $26.3 million
- Film.name
- Sayonara
- Film.image
- Sayonara (1957) Film Poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Joshua Logan
- Film.producer
- William Goetz
- Film.screenplay
- Paul Osborn
- Film.cinematography
- Ellsworth Fredricks
- Film.music
- Franz Waxman
- Film.studio
- Pennebaker ProductionsWilliam Goetz Productions
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 147 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- EnglishJapanese
- Film.budget
- $3.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 147
- FilmAffinity ID
- 815109
- Image
- Sayonara (1957) Film Poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1957-01-01
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- Sayonara
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- 82%
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13 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
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- Music
- Reception
- Accolades
- Analysis
- Legacy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Sayonara is a 1957 American romantic drama film directed by Joshua Logan, and starring Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Miyoshi Umeki, Red Buttons, Miiko Taka and Ricardo Montalbán. It tells the story of an American Air Force pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from James A. Michener's 1954 novel.
Unlike many 1950s romantic dramas, Sayonara deals squarely with racism and prejudice. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 25, 1957, to critical acclaim and commercial success. At the 30th Academy Awards the film was nominated in nine categories and won four, including Best Supporting Actor for Buttons and Best Supporting Actress for Umeki. The latter award made Umeki the first East Asia-born woman to win an Oscar.