Sayonara 1957

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 147 min

genre: drama

theme: romantic drama

director: Joshua Logan

Score: 5 / 10

Sayonara is a 1957 American romantic drama film directed by Joshua Logan, and starring Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Miyoshi Umeki, Red Buttons, Miiko Taka and Ricardo Montalbán. It tells the story of an American Air Force pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from James A. Michener's 1954 novel of the same title.

Plot

United States Air Force fighter pilot Major Lloyd "Ace" Gruver, the son of an Army general, is stationed at Itami Air Force Base near Kobe, Japan. He has been reassigned from combat duties in Korea by General Webster, the father of his fiancée, Eileen. While Ace and Eileen have been together for years, their relationship has become strained.

Awards

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author	Paul Osborn
award	Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
contentLocation	Japan
director	Joshua Logan
editor	Arthur P. Schmidt Philip W. Anderson
events	aviation Korean War
genre	drama romance
keywords	air force base anti-american anti-american sentiment in japan anti-miscegenation laws in the united states army army general attack awol best man confine desertion epicanthic fold fight fighter pilot illegal under american law interracial marriage itami air force base japanese woman kabuki kobe kobe japan korea married military establishment military police newspaper reporter osaka international airport racial slur takarazuka takarazuka revue tokyo united states united states air force united states armed forces united states army united states of america wait wed
musicBy	Franz Waxman
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
producer	William Goetz
productionCompany	William Goetz
publisher	Warner Bros. Pictures
recordedAt	Japan
theme	romantic drama war