Sayonara
First screened in March 2016

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Director: Joshua Logan. Cast: Marlon Brando, Miiko Taka, Red Buttons, James Garner, Patricia Owens, Kent Smith, Martha Scott, Miyoshi Umeki, Ricardo Montalban, Reiko Kuba, Douglass Watson, Soo Yong, Carlo Fiori, Dennis Hopper, the Shochiku Kagekidan Girls Revue. Screenplay: Paul Osborn (based on the novel by James Michener).

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Twitter Capsule: Weird duel between admiration of Japanese culture and patronizing, West-facing travesty of it. Heavy pace. Odd sound mix.

VOR: ③  For all of its patent shortcomings in cultural insight and technical execution, an interesting window into a mid-50s Orientalist imagination. Unusual Brando performance, too.

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Photo © 1957 Warner Bros. Pictures

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: C–

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture
	Best Director: Joshua Logan
	Best Actor: Marlon Brando
★	Best Supporting Actress: Miyoshi Umeki
★	Best Supporting Actor: Red Buttons
	Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Osborn
	Best Cinematography: Ellsworth Fredericks
★	Best Art Direction-Set Decoration: Ted Haworth; Robert Priestley
	Best Film Editing: Arthur P. Schmidt and Philip W. Anderson
★	Best Sound Recording: George Groves
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Director: Joshua Logan
	Best Actor (Drama): Marlon Brando
	Best Supporting Actress: Miyoshi Umeki
★	Best Supporting Actor: Red Buttons
★	Most Promising Newcomer (Male): James Garner

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