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Overview
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Writer:
Winston Miller (written by)
Release Date:
November 1957 (USA)
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Tagline:
The exciting adventures of two little runaway boys in Japan!
Plot:
A plane on its way to Japan is forced to land at sea just off the Japanese coast. A small American boy...
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Run of the Arrow
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Oscar History-Making Actress Has Her Day on TCM
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Wright Was Earliest Surviving Best Supporting Actress Oscar Winner
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Oscar History-Making Actress Has Her Day on TCM
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Wright Was Earliest Surviving Best Supporting Actress Oscar Winner
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1950s Japan in colour
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Cast
(in credits order) | Teresa Wright | ... | Mary Saunders |
 | Cameron Mitchell | ... | Dick Saunders |
 | Jon Provost | ... | Tony / Tony Saunders |
 | Roger Nakagawa | ... | Hiko |
 | Philip Ober | ... | Lt. Col. Hargrave |
| Kuniko Miyake | ... | Michiko Tanaka |
| Susumu Fujita | ... | Kei Tanaka |
| Katsuhiko Haida | ... | Capt. Hibino |
| Tatsuo Saitô | ... | Mr. Fushimi (as Tatsuo Saito) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Leticia Bahia | ... | Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Francis Caffrey | ... | Father (uncredited) |
| John Close | ... | Mid-Pacific pilot (uncredited) |
| Russ Conway | ... | Airliner Co-pilot (uncredited) |
| Alice Cunningham | ... | Mrs. Hobart (uncredited) |
| Mila del Sol | ... | Filipino stewardess (uncredited) |
 | Clint Eastwood | ... | Dumbo Pilot (uncredited) |
| Ureo Egawa | ... | Chief of Kyoto Police (uncredited) |
| Rintarô Fujima | ... | Burlesque theater tenor (uncredited) |
| Miss Fukuha | ... | Apprentice geisha (uncredited) |
| Mary Gilchrist | ... | Aunt Laura (uncredited) |
| Schinichi Gomi | ... | Page boy (uncredited) |
| Don C. Harvey | ... | Mid-Pacific Co-Pilot (uncredited) |
| Ayako Hidaka | ... | Farmer's Wife (uncredited) |
| Miss Hisayo | ... | Apprentice geisha (uncredited) |
| Hirotaro Hori | ... | Ticket taker (uncredited) |
| Junjaku Ichikawa | ... | Comedian #2 (uncredited) |
| Shinichi Kaji | ... | Nara doctor (uncredited) |
| Eiji Kawanami | ... | Pagoda policeman #2 (uncredited) |
| Masahiko Kitahata | ... | Doctor at embassy party (uncredited) |
| Hideko Koshikawa | ... | Dekko-San, Kyoto Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Sheri Kuni | ... | Michie (uncredited) |
| Mari Maki | ... | Striptease dancer (uncredited) |
| Steve McGrover | ... | G.I. (uncredited) |
| Kei Nagashima | ... | Station clerk (uncredited) |
| Bob Nakai | ... | Manager (uncredited) |
| Ryoichi Ohkura | ... | Pagoda policeman #1 (uncredited) |
| Tsuyako Okajima | ... | Okah-San (uncredited) |
| Ross F. Purdy | ... | Air Defense Control officer (uncredited) |
| Anthony Radecki | ... | Radar operator (uncredited) |
| L. Reday | ... | Mr. Hobart (uncredited) |
| Peggy Reday | ... | Mrs. Gordon (uncredited) |
| Teruo Sawamura | ... | Bicycle policeman (uncredited) |
| Koryu Sunagawa | ... | Comedian #1 (uncredited) |
| Jack Takeuchi | ... | Train conductor (uncredited) |
| Yoshiko Terao | ... | Geisha #2 (uncredited) |
| Frank Tokunaga | ... | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Keiko Yashioji | ... | Geisha #1 (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Arthur Lubin | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Winston Miller | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Arthur Lubin | .... | producer | |
| Winston Miller | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Max Steiner | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| William E. Snyder | (director of photography) (as William Snyder) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Otto Ludwig | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| George W. Davis | |||
| Walter Holscher | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Shinzô Isa | (as Shinz Isa) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Hal Lierley | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Ben Chapman | .... | unit production manager | |
| William Dozier | .... | in charge of production | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Gordon McLean | .... | assistant director (as Gordon Mclean) | |
| Ira Stewart | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Anthony Lombardo | .... | property master (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Terry Kellum | .... | sound | |
| Francis J. Scheid | .... | sound | |
| James M. Falkinburg | .... | sound effects editor (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Jack Lannan | .... | special photographic effects (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Alfred Baalas | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| George Gordon Nogle | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Charles Termini | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Frank Beetson Jr. | .... | wardrobe supervisor (as Frank Beetson) | |
Music Department | |||
| Murray Cutter | .... | orchestrations | |
Other crew | |||
| Kei Nagashima | .... | technical advisor | |
| Joan Hathaway | .... | dialogue supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Lewis Jarrard | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Anthony Radecki | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1957) (USA) (theatrical) (intended release)
- Universal Pictures (1957) (USA) (theatrical)
- J. Arthur Rank Film (1959) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- MacVideo (????) (Sweden) (VHS)
- United Video (????) (USA) (VHS)
- Daiei Motion Picture Company Kuniko Miyake courtesy of
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Runtime:
93 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S | Iceland:L | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:Approved (certificate #18307) | West Germany:6
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According to scriptwriter Winsto Miller "Escapade in Japan" was the first post-War film that portrayed the Japanese "as nice people."See more »
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YakyukenSee more »
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Caught this harmless little story on TV recently. In this film we can see Japan in the 1950s before the great economic breakthough. Nostalgic and fascinating period shots of cities, temples, steam trains, geisha houses etc. Better than some documentaries as a record of those times and it was good to see the kindness shown by all the Japanese characters towards the lost American boy. Both kids were sensible and well mannered.