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Directed by | Joshua Logan |
Screenplay by | Paul Osborn |
Based on | Sayonara by James Michener |
Produced by | William Goetz |
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Cinematography | Ellsworth Fredricks |
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Music by | Franz Waxman |
Production companies | Pennebaker Productions William Goetz Productions |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Japanese |
Box office | $26.3 million |
Sayonara is a 1957 American romantic drama film directed by Joshua Logan, and starring Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Miyoshi Umeki, Red Buttons, Miiko Taka and Ricardo Montalbán. It tells the story of an American Air Force pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from James A. Michener's 1954 novel of the same name.
Unlike many 1950s romantic dramas, Sayonara deals squarely with racism and prejudice.[1] The picture was released by Warner Bros. on December 25, 1957, to critical acclaim and commercial success. At the 30th Academy Awards the film was nominated in nine categories and won four, including Best Supporting Actor for Buttons and Best Supporting Actress for Umeki. The latter award made Umeki the first East Asia-born woman to win an Oscar.