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Sayonara

  • 1957
  • Approved
  • 2h 27m
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7.0/10
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Marlon Brando and Miiko Taka in Sayonara (1957)
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.
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Joshua Logan
  • Writers
    • Paul Osborn
    • James A. Michener
  • Stars
    • Marlon Brando
    • Ricardo Montalban
    • Patricia Owens
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    • IMDb RATING
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    8K
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    • Director
      • Joshua Logan
    • Writers
      • Paul Osborn
      • James A. Michener
    • Stars
      • Marlon Brando
      • Ricardo Montalban
      • Patricia Owens
    • 64User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 8 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Marlon Brando
    Marlon Brando
    • Major Lloyd Gruver
    Ricardo Montalban
    Ricardo Montalban
    • Nakamura
    Patricia Owens
    Patricia Owens
    • Eileen Webster
    James Garner
    James Garner
    • Captain Mike Bailey
    Martha Scott
    Martha Scott
    • Mrs. Webster
    Miiko Taka
    Miiko Taka
    • Hana-Ogi
    Miyoshi Umeki
    Miyoshi Umeki
    • Katsumi
    Red Buttons
    Red Buttons
    • Joe Kelly
    Kent Smith
    Kent Smith
    • General Mark Webster
    Douglass Watson
    Douglass Watson
    • Colonel Crawford
    • (as Douglas Watson)
    Reiko Kuba
    • Fumiko-San
    Soo Yong
    Soo Yong
    • Teruko-San
    Shochiku Kagekidan Girls Revue
    • Theatrical Revue
    Peter Brown
    Peter Brown
    • Second Military Police
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Jane Chung
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Carlo Fiori
    • Chaplain
    • (uncredited)
    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Military Police
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Kenner G. Kemp
    Kenner G. Kemp
    • General at Tokyo Airport
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joshua Logan
    • Writers
      • Paul Osborn
      • James A. Michener
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    • Trivia
      Audrey Hepburn was offered the role of a Japanese bride opposite Marlon Brando but turned it down. She explained that she "couldn't possibly play an Oriental. No one would believe me; they'd laugh. It's a lovely script, however I know what I can and can't do. And if you did persuade me, you would regret it, because I would be terrible."
    • Goofs
      Major Gruver, said to be a West Point graduate is shown wearing his class ring on his right hand. Academy graduates always wore their class rings on their left hand, a mark of distinction.
    • Quotes

      Major Gruver: [at a traditional tea ceremony: watching, as a Japanese man spends a lot of time carefully making a cup of tea] He makes such a production of everything.

      Hana-ogi: The pleasure does not lie in the end itself... it's the pleasurable steps *to* that end.

    • Connections
      Featured in Slaying the Dragon (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Sayonara
      ("Goodbye") (1957)
      Words and Music by Irving Berlin
      Performed by Miiko Taka (uncredited)

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    Beautiful film.

    Sayonara is one of my special favorites. I love rediscovering this beautiful film. Personally I disliked the book; I found it cowardly. Brando is apparently responsible for the courageous ending of the film and I bless him for it. I find he was extraordinarily brave way back in 1957 when Sayonara was made. Strong, wonderful cast are a delight; James Garner, Patricia Owens and the two Oscar winners, Buttons and Umeki support Brando and Miiko Taki. The soundtrack is also lovely.
    • Aujouret
    • Apr 29, 2003
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    • Release date
      • December 20, 1957 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Sayonara - Elveda
    • Filming locations
      • Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Pennebaker Productions
      • William Goetz Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,300,000
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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