Sayonara

Sayonara

Sayonara is a 1957 color American film starring Marlon Brando. It tells the story of an American Air Force flier who was an "ace" fighter pilot during the Korean War. 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 novel by James Michener, and it was produced by William Goetz and directed by Joshua Logan. Unlike most 1950s romantic dramas, Sayonara deals squarely with racism and prejudice. Lloyd "Ace" Gruver, a major and the son of a U.S. Army general, is stationed at Itami Air...
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quick facts
Release date:December 5, 1957
Directed by:Joshua Logan
Runtime:147 Minutes
Producer:William Goetz
Editor:Arthur P. Schmidt, Philip W. Anderson
Music by:Franz Waxman
Cinematography:Ellsworth Fredericks
Screenplay by:Paul Osborn
Adapted from:Sayonara

Award-winners from Sayonara

Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki
Character:Katsumi
Born:May 8, 1929
Died:August 28, 2007
Red Buttons
Red Buttons
Character:Airman Joe Kelly
Born:February 5, 1919
Died:July 13, 2006

Cast of Sayonara

James Garner
James Garner
Capt. Mike Bailey - USMC
Born:April 7, 1928
Age:84
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Major Lloyd Gruver
Born:Apr. 3, 1924
Died:July 1, 2004
Ricardo Montalbán
Ricardo Montalbán
Nakamura
Born:Nov. 25, 1920
Died:Jan. 14, 2009
William Wellman Jr.
William Wellman Jr.
Born:January 20, 1937
Age:75
Kent Smith
Kent Smith
Lt. Gen. Mark Webster
Born:Mar. 19, 1907
Died:Apr. 23, 1985
Martha Scott
Martha Scott
Mrs. Webster
Born:Sept. 22, 1912
Died:May 28, 2003

Honors and Awards

YearAward Won
1957 Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role, Red Buttons
1957 Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role, Miyoshi Umeki
1957 Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Ted Haworth
1958 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Film, Red Buttons
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YearAward Nomination
1957 Academy Award for Best Director, Joshua Logan
1957 Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role, Marlon Brando
1957 Academy Award for Best Picture, William Goetz
1957 Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role, Red Buttons
1957 Academy Award for Actress in a Supporting Role, Miyoshi Umeki
1957 Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Paul Osborn
1958 Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, Joshua Logan
1958 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film, Marlon Brando
1958 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Film, Red Buttons
1958 Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Film, Miyoshi Umeki
1958 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film, William Goetz
1957 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Joshua Logan
1958 BAFTA Award for Best Newcomer, Red Buttons
1957 Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Ted Haworth
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Film director of Sayonara

Joshua Logan
Joshua Logan
Born: October 5, 1908
Died: July 12, 1988

Joshua Lockwood Logan III was an American stage and film director and writer. Logan was born in Texarkana, Texas, the son of Susan and Joshua Lockwood Logan. When he was three years old his father committed suicide. Logan, his mother, and younger sister, Mary Lee, then moved to his maternal...
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