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Sayonara

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.

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6.7

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.

Released: 1957-12-25147 minDir: Joshua LoganDrama, Romance

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

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IMDb

7/10

7,937 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

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

Key dates

Published: 1 January 1957

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Award: Academy Award for Best Sound
Genre: romance film
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English language
Main subject: Korean War
Director: Joshua Logan
Screenwriter: Paul Osborn
Cast member: Douglass Watson
Composer: Franz Waxman

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Cast
Production
Music
Reception
Accolades
Analysis
Legacy
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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.