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Japanese War Bride

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Director
  
King Vidor

Country
  
United States

6.8/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Japanese War Bride movie poster

Release date
  
January 1952 (1952-01)

Writer
  
Anson Bond (story), Catherine Turney

Tagline
  
Why did he have to marry someone like you?

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Japanese War Bride (also known as East is East) is a 1952 drama film directed by King Vidor. The film marked the American debut of Shirley Yamaguchi in the title role.

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Japanese War Bride movie scenes

Synopsis

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The film tells the story of a wounded Korean War veteran, Jim Sterling (Don Taylor), who returns to his California home with his Japanese wife. The couple had met and fallen in love in a Japanese hospital where Tae Shimizu (Shirley Yamaguchi) was working as a nurse. Back in America, the two face racism and bigotry from their neighbors and family, particularly their sister-in-law, Fran (Marie Windsor).

Impact and legacy

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The widespread publicity surrounding the film's launch made Japanese wives increasingly visible in the United States. Along with The Teahouse of the August Moon and the more successful film Sayonara, Japanese War Bride was argued by some scholars to have increased racial tolerance in the United States by openly discussing interracial marriages.

Principal cast

  • Shirley Yamaguchi – Tae Shimizu, a nurse, wife to Jim Sterling
  • Don Taylor – Captain Jim Sterling, GI in the Korean War
  • Cameron Mitchell – Art Sterling, Jim's younger brother
  • Marie Windsor – Fran Sterling, Art's wife
  • James Bell – Ed Sterling, Jim's father
  • Louise Lorimer – Harriet Sterling, Jim's mother
  • Philip Ahn – Eitaro Shimizu, Tae's grandfather
  • Lane Nakano – Shiro Hasagawa, the Sterlings' Japanese-American neighbour
  • May Takasugi – Emma Hasagawa, Shiro's wife
  • Sybil Merritt – Emily Shafer, a local girl
  • Orley Lindgren – Ted Sterling, Jim's brother
  • George Wallace – Woody Blacker, a friend of Jim Sterling
  • Kathleen Mulqueen – Mrs. Milly Shafer, a friend of Harriet Sterling

    • References

    Japanese War Bride Wikipedia
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    Japanese War Bride IMDb Japanese War Bride themoviedb.org