Sayonara
"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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama, Romance
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 147 minutes
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Marlon Brando
Played Major Lloyd Gruver
Patricia Owens
Played Eileen Webster
James Garner
Played Capt. Mike Bailey
Martha Scott
Played Mrs. Webster
Miiko Taka
Played Hana-ogi
Miyoshi Umeki
Played Katsumi
Red Buttons
Played Joe Kelly
Kent Smith
Played Gen. Webster
Douglass Watson
Played Col. Craford
Reiko Kuba
Played Fumiko-san
Soo Yong
Played Terukosan
Ricardo Montalban
Played Nakamura
Dennis Hopper
Played MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Brown
Played Second Military Police (voice) (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Played General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited)
William Meader
Played General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
Played Soldier in Washroom (uncredited)
Rollin Moriyama
Played Reporter (uncredited)
Yvonne Peattie
Played Lady Vice-Consul (uncredited)
Phil Rhodes
Played Doctor (uncredited)
Bill Saito
Played Photographer (uncredited)
James Stacy
Played Reporter (uncredited)
Audrey Swanson
Played Officer's Wife (uncredited)
Harlan Warde
Played Consul (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.
Played Stars and Stripes Reporter (uncredited)
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