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Major Lloyd Gruver, a Korean War flying ace reassigned to Japan, staunchly supports the military's opposition to marriages between American troops and Japanese women. But that's before Gruver experiences a love that challenges his own deeply set prejudices... and plunges him into conflict with the U.S. Air Force and Japan's own cultural taboos.
Original Release
12/20/1957
US Release
12/25/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marlon Brando | Major Lloyd Gruver |
| Patricia Owens | Eileen Webster |
| James Garner | Captain Mike Bailey / Capt. Mike Bailey |
| Martha Scott | Mrs. Webster |
| Miiko Taka | Hana-Ogi |
| Miyoshi Umeki | Katsumi |
| Red Buttons | Joe Kelly |
| Kent Smith | General Mark Webster / Gen. Webster |
| Douglass Watson | Colonel Crawford / Col. Craford |
| Reiko Kuba | Fumiko-San |
Directors
Writers
Paul Osborn, James A. Michener
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Marlon Brando | Major Lloyd Gruver |
| Patricia Owens | Eileen Webster |
| James Garner | Captain Mike Bailey / Capt. Mike Bailey |
| Martha Scott | Mrs. Webster |
| Miiko Taka | Hana-Ogi |
| Miyoshi Umeki | Katsumi |
| Red Buttons | Joe Kelly |
| Kent Smith | General Mark Webster / Gen. Webster |
| Douglass Watson | Colonel Crawford / Col. Craford |
| Reiko Kuba | Fumiko-San |
| Soo Yong | Teruko-San / Terukosan |
| Shochiku Kagekidan Girls Revue | Theatrical Revue |
| Ricardo Montalban | Nakamura |
| Peter Brown | Second Military Police |
| Jane Chung | Undetermined Secondary Role |
| Carlo Fiori | Chaplain |
| Dennis Hopper | Military Police |
| Kenner G. Kemp | General at Tokyo Airport |
| William Meader | General at Tokyo Airport |
| Ralph Moratz | Soldier in Washroom |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Goetz | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration | Won |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Won |
| 1958 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actor | Won |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1958 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Won |
