Sayonara takes its own sweet time to unfold; in so doing, it permits us to make intimate acquaintance with its characters, so as to better understand their multitextured motivations. The film is set in Japan during the Korean War. While on leave, pugnacious American soldier Red Buttons falls in love ...more
- Marlon Brando - Maj. Lloyd Gruver
- Red Buttons - Joe Kelly
- Ricardo Montalban - Nakamura
- Miyoshi Umeki - Katsumi
- Patricia Owens - Eileen Webster
- Miiko Taka - Hana-ogi
- Martha Scott - Mrs. Webster
- The Shochuku Kagekidan Girls Revue
- Harlan Warde - Consul
- James Garner - Capt. Mike Bailey
- Kent Smith - Gen. Webster
- Douglass Watson - Col. Craford
- Reiko Kuba - Fumiko-san
- Soo Yong - Terukosan
- Joshua Logan - Director
- William Goetz - Producer
- Paul Osborn - Screenwriter
- James Michener - Screenwriter
- James Michener - Book Author
- LeRoy J. Prinz - Choreography
- Norma Koch - Costume Designer
- Philip W. Anderson - Editor
- Arthur P. Schmidt - Editor
- Franz Waxman - Composer (Music Score)
- Irving Berlin - Songwriter
- Edward S. Haworth - Production Designer
- Ellsworth Fredericks - Cinematographer
- Robert Priestley - Set Designer












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