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Sayonara

Poster for the movie "Sayonara"
Poster for the movie "Sayonara"

Sayonara (1957)

147 min - Drama, Romance - 25 December 1957
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Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver (Marlon Brando) 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 an officer who is by-the-book, Gruver must take a position when a buddy of his, an enlisted man Joe Kelly (Red Buttons) falls in love with a Japanese woman Katsumi (Miyoshi Umeki) and marries her. Gruver risks his position by serving as best man at the wedding ceremony.

Director:  Joshua Logan
Stars:  Marlon Brando, P...
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)

PG-13 86 min - Comedy, Crime, Racial Arrogance - 2 December 1988
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When the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Director:  David Zucker
Writers:  Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Pat Proft
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