Sayonara (1957)
Sayonara is a book-based movie adapted from "Sayonara" by James A. Michener. This Drama/Romance film is a loose adaptation, and its release date is December 25, 1957.
The Source Material
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Overview
From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed…
About The Movie
Description
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.
Details
- Title
- Sayonara
- Original Title
- Sayonara
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- US Theatrical
- December 25, 1957
- US Theatrical Note
- Los Angeles, California