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In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations
Machiko Kyô
- Lotus Blossom
- (as Machiko Kyo)
Harry Morgan
- Sgt. Gregovich
- (as Henry {Harry} Morgan)
Carlo Fiore
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
John Grayson
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Miyoshi Jingu
- Old Woman on Jeep
- (uncredited)
Roger McGee
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Dansho Miyazaki
- Sumata's Father
- (uncredited)
Minoru Nishida
- Mr. Sumata
- (uncredited)
Aya Oyama
- Daughter on Jeep
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaProduction began with Louis Calhern playing Col. Purdy, but Calhern died after more than a month of filming. Paul Ford was quickly recruited, as he had created the role on Broadway, and this resulted a revived career for the lovable, irascible character actor.
- GoofsWhile Fisby and Sakini are finishing up their first address to the villagers Sakini asks Fisby what time it is. He responds that it's a quarter to 5:00. But the sun is directly over their heads as if it were noon.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Okinawa: Keystone of the Pacific (1973)
- SoundtracksSakura Sakura (Cherry Blossoms)
(uncredited)
Written and Arranged by Kikuko Kanai
Sung by Lotus Blossom
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Fun and gentle view of cultures meeting
This film is an under-appreciated and charming little adventure set in the time immediately after World War II. It has a very enjoyable mix of some excellently-cast actors, from the laid-back Glenn Ford, the frenetic Eddie Albert, and the pompous Paul Ford, to the host of beguiling Japanese actors. Casting Marlon Brando as Sakini requires a little suspension of belief, but his contribution quickly adds to the seductive quality of the movie. It turns out to be a good send-up of the officious, but largely benign, senior military leadership of the era, but largely revolves around Glenn Ford's character, Capt. Fisby, finding his métier. Mainly it is a loving and alluring little fiction about two peoples getting to know and appreciate each other.
It is a very nice little comedy to be enjoyed, but it clearly is not meant to be a documentary representation of U.S. Military occupation forces, and if it is viewed as such, much of the magic of the movie will be lost. While it may contain a few minor instances of the attitudes of that day, some of which are no longer politically correct, there is no malice in the characterizations and the overall message is one of appreciation of both cultures. A very enjoyable way to escape the hassle and hustle of today.
It is a very nice little comedy to be enjoyed, but it clearly is not meant to be a documentary representation of U.S. Military occupation forces, and if it is viewed as such, much of the magic of the movie will be lost. While it may contain a few minor instances of the attitudes of that day, some of which are no longer politically correct, there is no malice in the characterizations and the overall message is one of appreciation of both cultures. A very enjoyable way to escape the hassle and hustle of today.
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- ddavis-usnr
- Mar 26, 2005
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- Cajdzinica na avgustovskoj mesecini
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- $3,926,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
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