Sayonara 66 years old
"I am not allowed to love. But I will love you if that is your desire..."
Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver (Marlon Brando) 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 an officer who is by-the-book, Gruver must take a position when a buddy of his, an enlisted man Joe Kelly (Red Buttons) falls in love with a Japanese woman Katsumi (Miyoshi Umeki) and marries her. Gruver risks his position by serving as best man at the wedding ceremony.
Credits
Sayonara Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Dennis Hopper He was 21, 74 years old when he died | as MP in Kelly's House / MP at Tokyo Airport (voice) (uncredited) |
| James Garner He was 29, 86 years old when he died | as Capt. Mike Bailey |
| Marlon Brando He was 33, 80 years old when he died | as Major Lloyd Gruver |
| Martha Scott She was 45, 90 years old when she died | as Mrs. Webster |
| Patricia Owens She was 32, 75 years old when she died | as Eileen Webster |
| Red Buttons He was 38, 87 years old when he died | as Joe Kelly |
| Miyoshi Umeki She was 28, 78 years old when she died | as Katsumi |
| Douglass Watson He was 36, 68 years old when he died | as Col. Craford |
| Reiko Kuba | as Fumiko-san |
| Miiko Taka She was 32, now 99 years old | as Hana-ogi |
| Ricardo Montalbán He was 37, 88 years old when he died | as Nakamura |
| Soo Yong She was 54, 80 years old when she died | as Terukosan |
| Kent Smith He was 50, 78 years old when he died | as Gen. Webster |
Sayonara Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Paul Osborn as Screenplay. He was 56 (86) years old when He died | Writing |
| Robert Priestley as Set Decoration. He was 56 (85) years old when He died | Art |
| Franz Waxman as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (60) years old when He died | Sound |
| Arthur P. Schmidt as Editor. He was 45 (52) years old when He died | Editing |
| Ted Haworth as Art Direction. He was 40 (75) years old when He died | Art |
| Ellsworth Fredericks as Director of Photography. He was 53 (89) years old when He died | Camera |
| Joshua Logan as Director. He was 49 (79) years old when He died | Directing |
| William Goetz as Producer. He was 54 (66) years old when He died | Production |
| James Michener as Novel. | Writing |
Sayonara (66 years)
"I am not allowed to love. But I will love you if that is your desire..."
- Release day: Wednesday, December 25, 1957
- Runtime: 147 minutes