Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sayonara easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Sayonara end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Sayonara

Name: Sayonara
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1957
Duration: 147 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Miiko Taka

"I am not allowed to love. But I will love you if that is your desire..."

Directed by Joshua Logan

Produced by Pennebaker Productions, William Goetz Productions

1957147 min6.7 / 10

A mid-century romance that uses interracial love as a lens to examine institutional prejudice and personal moral courage in post-war Japan.

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.

Clusters

Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Love Under Social Pressure East Asian History & Culture Size and Family Scale Asian City Movies

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Japan Based On Novel Or Book U.s. Air Force Air Force Major Interracial Relationship Interracial Marriage Racial Prejudice Post War Japan Kabuki Kobe Japan

Questions people ask

Is Sayonara sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Sayonara scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Sayonara violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Sayonara easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.
Does Sayonara end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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