Sayonara is a 1957 American Technicolor drama film starring Marlon
Brando in Technirama. The picture tells the story of an American Air
Force fighter pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a
famous Japanese dancer.Sayonara won four Academy Awards, including
acting honors for co-stars Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki.The film's
screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from the 1954 novel of the same
name by James Michener, and was produced by William Goetz and directed
by Joshua Logan. Unlike most 1950s romantic dramas, Sayonara deals
squarely with racism and prejudice. The supporting cast also features
Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Ricardo Montalbán, and
Miiko Taka.Fighter ace Major Lloyd "Ace" Gruver (Marlon Brando), of
the United States Air Force, the son of a U.S. Army general, is
stationed at Itami Air Force Base near Kobe, Japan. He has been
reassigned from combat duties in Korea by General Webster (Kent
Smith), the father of his fiancée, Eileen (Patricia Owens).
Brando in Technirama. The picture tells the story of an American Air
Force fighter pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a
famous Japanese dancer.Sayonara won four Academy Awards, including
acting honors for co-stars Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki.The film's
screenplay was adapted by Paul Osborn from the 1954 novel of the same
name by James Michener, and was produced by William Goetz and directed
by Joshua Logan. Unlike most 1950s romantic dramas, Sayonara deals
squarely with racism and prejudice. The supporting cast also features
Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Ricardo Montalbán, and
Miiko Taka.Fighter ace Major Lloyd "Ace" Gruver (Marlon Brando), of
the United States Air Force, the son of a U.S. Army general, is
stationed at Itami Air Force Base near Kobe, Japan. He has been
reassigned from combat duties in Korea by General Webster (Kent
Smith), the father of his fiancée, Eileen (Patricia Owens).
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