Sayonara (1957)
Directed by Joshua Logan · 147 min · Drama, Romance
57.5 TOPICAL score · #1,433 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Sayonara (1957, directed by Joshua Logan) has a TOPICAL score of 57.5 - ranked 1,433 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 4 awards from 10 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (150 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 35 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (150 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 10 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Academy Award for Best Production Design
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 35 languages
- Still read19,413 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Marlon Brando (actor #45), Patricia Owens, James Garner (actor #571), Martha Scott (actor #1,417)