Quick facts
- Released
- December 25, 1957
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Rating
- NR
- IMDb
- tt0050933
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Studio
- Pennebaker Productions, William Goetz Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Marlon Brando
Major Lloyd Gruver
Patricia Owens
Eileen Webster
James Garner
Capt. Mike Bailey
Martha Scott
Mrs. Webster
Miiko Taka
Hana-ogi
Miyoshi Umeki
Katsumi
Red Buttons
Joe Kelly
Kent Smith
Gen. Webster
Douglass Watson
Col. Craford
Reiko Kuba
Fumiko-san
Soo Yong
Terukosan
Ricardo Montalban
Nakamura
Dennis Hopper
MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited)
Peter Brown
Second Military Police (voice) (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited)
William Meader
General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited)
Ralph Moratz
Soldier in Washroom (uncredited)
Rollin Moriyama
Reporter (uncredited)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Sayonara about?
- 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.
- Who directed Sayonara?
- Sayonara was directed by Joshua Logan.
- Who stars in Sayonara?
- Sayonara stars Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott.
- When was Sayonara released?
- Sayonara is a 1957 drama, romance film.
- Where can I watch Sayonara?
- You can watch Sayonara with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.