Sayonara

Sayonara

Year: 1957

Runtime: 147 mins

Language: English

Director: Joshua Logan

DramaRomanceWar and historical adventureMilitary combat and heroic soldiersTragic sadness and captivating beauty

“I am not allowed to love. But I will love you if that is your desire...” Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver is posted to a Japanese base and faces U.S. prejudice against the Japanese. When his friend, enlisted man Joe Kelly, falls in love with and marries a Japanese woman, Katsumi, Gruver—normally a by‑the‑book officer—must choose whether to defy military policy, even serving as best man at the wedding.

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