Movie Description

Sayonara

(1957)

Overview

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleSayonara

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1957-12-25

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 02h 27m

Production CompaniesPennebaker Productions,William Goetz Productions,Warner Bros. Pictures

Genres

  • Drama
  • Romance