Sayonara (1957)

"I am not allowed to love. But I will love you if that is your desire..."

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.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Stars: Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Miiko Taka

Release Date: 1957-12-25

Country: United States of America

Ratings: 6.689 / 10 (140 votes)

Runtime: 147 mins