Sayonara (1957)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 27min
- Drama, Romance
- 20 Dec 1957 (Japan)
- Movie
A US Air Force major in Kobe confronts his own opposition to marriages between American servicemen and Japanese women after he falls for a beautiful performer.
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Awards:
- Won 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 18 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Marlon Brando | ... |
Major Lloyd Gruver
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| Patricia Owens | ... |
Eileen Webster
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| James Garner | ... |
Captain Mike Bailey
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| Martha Scott | ... |
Mrs. Webster
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| Miiko Taka | ... |
Hana-Ogi
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| Miyoshi Umeki | ... |
Katsumi
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| Red Buttons | ... |
Joe Kelly
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| Kent Smith | ... |
General Mark Webster
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| Douglass Watson | ... |
Colonel Crawford
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Reiko Kuba | ... |
Fumiko-San
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| Soo Yong | ... |
Teruko-San
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Shochiku Kagekidan Girls Revue | ... |
Theatrical Revue
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| Ricardo Montalban | ... |
Nakamura
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| Peter Brown | ... |
Second Military Police (uncredited) (voice)
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Jane Chung | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Carlo Fiori | ... |
Chaplain (uncredited)
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| Dennis Hopper | ... |
Military Police (uncredited) (voice)
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| Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited)
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William Meader | ... |
General at Tokyo Airport (uncredited)
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Ralph Moratz | ... |
Soldier in Washroom (uncredited)
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Rollin Moriyama | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Yvonne Peattie | ... |
Lady Vice-Consul (uncredited)
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Michael Pierce | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Phil Rhodes | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Bill Saito | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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| James Stacy | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Audrey Swanson | ... |
Officer's Wife (uncredited)
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Kayoko Wakita | ... |
Door Attendant (uncredited)
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| Harlan Warde | ... |
Consul (uncredited)
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| William Wellman Jr. | ... |
Stars and Stripes Reporter (uncredited)
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Setsuko Yamaji | ... |
Teenage Fan (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Joshua Logan | ||
Written by
| Paul Osborn | ... | (screen play) |
| James A. Michener | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Produced by
| William Goetz | ... | producer |
Music by
| Franz Waxman | ||
Cinematography by
| Ellsworth Fredericks | ... | director of photography (as Ellsworth Fredricks) |
Editing by
| Philip W. Anderson | ... | film editor |
| Arthur P. Schmidt | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
| Sam O'Steen | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Sally Baiano | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Ted Haworth | ||
Set Decoration by
| Robert Priestley | ... | (as Robert Priestly) |
Costume Design by
| Norma Koch | ... | (costumes designed by) |
Makeup Department
| Gordon Bau | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Margaret Donovan | ... | hairdresser (uncredited) |
| Al Greenway | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Phil Rhodes | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Ray Romero | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Haruhiko Yamada | ... | makeup: Asian (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Chuck Hansen | ... | unit production manager (uncredited) |
| Joe Nolan | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ad Schaumer | ... | assistant director |
| Mike Salamunovich | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| John More | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Hans Otto Wendt | ... | poster artist : West Germany (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| M.A. Merrick | ... | sound |
| Russell Ashley | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| John Jensen | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
| Carl Mahakian | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| William A. Mueller | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hans F. Koenekamp | ... | second unit photography (as H.F. Koenekamp) |
| Alfred Baalas | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Ralph Carter | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Weldon Gilbert | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| John D. Glover | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
| Bill Jones | ... | generator operator (uncredited) |
| Floyd McCarty | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Fred Sigle | ... | camera mechanic (uncredited) |
| Charles Termini | ... | camera technician (uncredited) |
| Robert Tobey | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Lee Wilson | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Florence Albert | ... | wardrobe woman (uncredited) |
| Leon Roberts | ... | wardrobe man (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator |
| Louis Kaufman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Paul Salamunovich | ... | choral singer (uncredited) |
| Franz Waxman | ... | musical director (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marshall J. Wolins | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Joseph Curtis | ... | dialogue coach |
| Carlo Fiori | ... | dialogue coach: for Marlon Brando |
| Masaya Fujima | ... | technical advisor: Japanese theatre scenes |
| LeRoy Prinz | ... | supervisor: Matsubayashi Girls Revue Numbers (as Leroy Prinz) |
| Walter Thompson | ... | production associate |
| René Arrieu | ... | french voice dubbing: Douglass Watson (uncredited) |
| Cesare Barbetti | ... | italian voice dubbing: Douglass Watson (uncredited) |
| Jacques Beauchey | ... | french voice dubbing: Carlo Fiori (uncredited) |
| Nelly Benedetti | ... | french voice dubbing: Miiko Taka (uncredited) |
| Claude Bertrand | ... | french voice dubbing: Marlon Brando (uncredited) |
| René Bériard | ... | french voice dubbing: Michael Pierce & William Wellman Jr. (uncredited) |
| Rosetta Calavetta | ... | italian voice dubbing: Miiko Taka (uncredited) |
| Gualtiero De Angelis | ... | italian voice dubbing: Ricardo Montalban (uncredited) |
| Maurice Dorléac | ... | french voice dubbing: Harlan Warde (uncredited) |
| Rolande Forest | ... | french voice dubbing: Miyoshi Umeki (uncredited) |
| Osaka Geki-ji | ... | choreography assistant (uncredited) |
| Michel Gudin | ... | french voice dubbing: Red Buttons (uncredited) |
| Kineya Jorokuaki | ... | choreographer (uncredited) |
| Sophie Leclair | ... | french voice dubbing: Reiko Kuba (uncredited) |
| Pino Locchi | ... | italian voice dubbing: James Garner (uncredited) |
| Raymond Loyer | ... | french voice dubbing: James Garner (uncredited) |
| Renata Marini | ... | italian voice dubbing: Patricia Owens (uncredited) |
| Burdette Meyers | ... | auditor (uncredited) |
| Arthur Migazawa | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Andreina Pagnani | ... | italian voice dubbing: Martha Scott (uncredited) |
| Bruno Persa | ... | italian voice dubbing: Red Buttons (uncredited) |
| Claude Péran | ... | french voice dubbing: Kent Smith (uncredited) |
| Lita Recio | ... | french voice dubbing: Martha Scott (uncredited) |
| Giuseppe Rinaldi | ... | italian voice dubbing: Marlon Brando (uncredited) |
| Roger Rudel | ... | french voice dubbing: Ricardo Montalban (uncredited) |
| Rita Savagnone | ... | italian voice dubbing: Miyoshi Umeki (uncredited) |
| Jean Violette | ... | french voice dubbing: Phil Rhodes (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1957) (United States) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Pictures) (presents)
- Afex-Fílmverleih (1957) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Film (1958) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1958) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1958) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1962) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- CBS (1974) (United States) (tv)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (VHS)
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (United States)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (United States) (VHS)
- Key Video (1987) (United States) (VHS) (Pan-and-scan for CBS / fox and Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Hallmark Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Odeon (2004) (Greece) (DVD)
- Twilight Time (2017) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- HanseSound (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- 9Gem (2024) (Australia) (tv)
- ARTE Mediathek (2018) (Germany) (video) (VOD)
- ARTE Mediathek (2018) (France) (video) (VOD)
- ARTE (2018) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2018) (France) (tv)
- CBS/Fox (United States) (laserdisc)
- Continental Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (laserdisc)
- Kabel Eins (1998) (Germany) (tv)
- Kabel. 1 (1998) (Germany) (tv)
- MGM Channel (2004) (Germany) (tv)
- MGM+ (2021) (Germany) (video) (VOD)
- NHK-BS2 (1991) (Japan) (tv)
- ORF 2 (2009) (Austria) (tv)
- Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS)
- TNT Film (2010) (Germany) (tv)
- Tele 5 TM-TV (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- Tele 5 (2007) (Germany) (tv)
- VideoRama (1981) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (2009) (Austria) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bunraku Mitsuwa Troupe (puppeteers)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- RCA (sound recording)
- Technirama (filmed in)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Major Lloyd Gruver, a Korean War flying ace reassigned to Japan, staunchly supports the military's opposition to marriages between American troops and Japanese women. But that's before Gruver experiences a love that challenges his own deeply set prejudices... and plunges him into conflict with the U.S. Air Force and Japan's own cultural taboos. Written by alfiehitchie |
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| Taglines | Worlds apart...theirs was the daring love affair violating every rule, every custom, every centuries-old belief! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $390,395 |
Did You Know?
| 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." See more » |
| Goofs | When Eileen and Major Gruver visit Nakamura backstage, Gruver says he thought the kabuki performance could have used Marilyn Monroe, and Nakamura allows that he too is a fan of Miss Monroe. In 1957, when the movie was filmed, this conversation would have made sense. But it takes place in 1951, at a time when Marilyn Monroe was still a small-part player, little known to the public. It is highly unlikely that even Gruver would have known who she was, and impossible that Nakamura would have, that early in her career. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Slaying the Dragon (1988). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sayonara See more » |
| 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. See more » |