Sayonara

A US Air Force major in Kobe confronts his own opposition to marriages between American servicemen and Japanese women when he falls for a beautiful performer.

Le Major Lloyd Gruver, un héros de guerre de Corée en poste au Japon, soutient avec fermeté l'interdiction des mariages entre les soldats américains et les femmes japonaises. Jusqu'au jour où il rencontre Hana-Ogi, la vedette d’un spectacle de danse traditionnelle...

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TheTVDB.com Movie ID 15768
Status Released
Released Worldwide December 5, 1957
Content Rating Great Britain PG United States of America NR
Runtime 147 minutes
Genres Drama Romance
Original Country United States of America
Original Language English
Spoken Languages English Japanese
Studio Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company Pennebaker Productions William Goetz Productions
Production Countries United States of America
Trailers English Sayonara (1957) ORIGINAL TRAILER
On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
Box Office Worldwide $22,000,115 US $0
Inspirations Book on Goodreads
Geographic Location Japan
Plot Characteristics Interracial Love
Sensitive Content & Trigger Warnings Death or Dying Racism Smoking / Tobacco Suicide
Sub-Genre Adaptation
Time Period 1950s
Award Nominations Academy Awards, Best Motion Picture, 1958 Academy Awards, Film Editing, 1958 Academy Awards, Cinematography, 1958 Academy Awards, Sound Recording, 1958 (winner) Red Buttons for Academy Awards, Actor in a Supporting Role, 1958 (winner) Marlon Brando for Academy Awards, Actor in a Leading Role, 1958 Marlon Brando for Golden Globe Awards, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, 1958 Miyoshi Umeki for Academy Awards, Actress in a Leading Role, 1958 (winner) Academy Awards, Directing, 1958 Paul Osborn for Academy Awards, Writing (Adapted Screenplay), 1958 Directors Guild of America Awards, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film, 1958 Golden Globe Awards, Best Motion Picture – Drama, 1958 Red Buttons for Golden Globe Awards, Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, 1958 Miyoshi Umeki for Golden Globe Awards, Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, 1958 Golden Globe Awards, Best Director – Motion Picture, 1958 Paul Osborn for Writers Guild of America Awards, Best Written Drama, 1958
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Marlon Brando
as Major Lloyd Gruver

Patricia Owens
as Eileen Webster
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James Garner
as Capt. Mike Bailey
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Martha Scott
as Mrs. Webster
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Miiko Taka
as Hana-ogi
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Miyoshi Umeki
as Katsumi
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Red Buttons
as Joe Kelly
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Kent Smith
as Gen. Webster
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Douglass Watson
as Col. Craford
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Soo Yong
as Terukosan
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Ricardo Montalban
as Nakamura
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James Michener
Paul Osborn

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