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📅 1957 ⏱️ 147 min ⭐ 6.7/10 👥 142 votes
🎭 Drama, Romance

Air 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.

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Detailed Plot Summary

Air 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.

Story Analysis

This 147-minute Drama/Romance takes viewers on an immersive journey through its narrative. The plot development showcases exceptional storytelling with carefully crafted character arcs and thematic depth.

Director

Joshua Logan

Main 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
Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki as Katsumi
Red Buttons
Red Buttons as Joe Kelly
Kent Smith
Kent Smith as Gen. Webster
Douglass Watson as Col. Craford
Reiko Kuba
Reiko Kuba as Fumiko-san
Soo Yong
Soo Yong as Terukosan
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban as Nakamura
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Brown
Peter Brown as Second Military Police (voice) (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. Kemp as General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited)

Writers

Paul Osborn

Producers

William Goetz

Production Information

Release Date: December 25, 1957
Runtime: 147 minutes
Original Language: EN
Production Companies: Pennebaker Productions, William Goetz Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Filming Locations: United States of America

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👤 Wuchak ⭐ 7/10
📅 November 10, 2021

_**Brando’s romantic culture clash in Japan after WW2**_

In 1951, an American Air Force pilot serving in Korea (Marlon Brando) is reassigned to Kobe, Japan, where he deals with his American fiancé (Patricia Owens) and a Japanese performer who attracts his attention (Miiko Taka). The problem is there’s a military order against fraternizing with indigenous women. James Garner and Red Buttons have peripheral roles while Ricardo Montalban is on hand as a famous Kabuki entertainer.

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👤 CinemaSerf ⭐ 6/10
📅 February 13, 2025

Though it does try to deal with some quite poignant issues, I’m afraid it struggles to engage as it plods along a bit too sedately for 2½ hours. It’s set in an immediately post-war Korea and sees “Joe” (Red Buttons) fall in love with a Japanese gal. Now that’s strictly against the rules of fraternisation and he risks an immediate court martial. It’s only going to get more precarious when he decides to marry “Katsumi” (Miyoshi Umeki) and he asks his all-American boss “Maj. Gruver” (Marlon Brando)...

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