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Japanese War Bride (1952)
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Release Date:
29 May 1952 (Japan) moreTagline:
Don't call my wife a geisha girl... morePlot:
Korean War veteran returns home to rural Salinas, California with his new Japanese wife, whom he met at a war hospital... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Stranger in a foreign land... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Shirley Yamaguchi | ... | Tae Shimizu |
| Don Taylor | ... | Jim Sterling |
| Cameron Mitchell | ... | Art Sterling |
| Marie Windsor | ... | Fran Sterling |
| James Bell | ... | Ed Sterling |
| Louise Lorimer | ... | Harriet Sterling |
| Philip Ahn | ... | Eitaro Shimizu |
| Sybil Merritt | ... | Emily Shafer |
| Lane Nakano | ... | Shiro Hasagawa |
| Kathleen Mulqueen | ... | Mrs. Milly Shafer |
| Orley Lindgren | ... | Ted Sterling |
| George Wallace | ... | Woody Blacker |
| May Takasugi | ... | Emma Hasagawa |
| William Yokota | ... | Mr. Hasagawa |
| Shizue Matsumoto | ... | Tae's mother (as Susie Matsumoto) |
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91 minCountry:
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The Japanese War Bride (Yamaguchi) marries handsome American Lt. Sterling (Taylor) who takes her to California where she is met with American rudeness, resentment, contempt and outright dislike by his family and friends. She does everything she possibly can to please them and fit in but can't break their rigid barriers. Every character is so well acted, even the unlikable ones, that the discomfort and eventual pain and anguish are very credible as they develop to a crisis leading to the estrangement of the earnest, loving Lt. from his family and property. His lovely wife blames herself for all their problems and this drives a wedge between them. Will he lose the woman he loves so much, as well as his infant son? Viewers will relate to these ordinary Americans and their difficulty in dealing with situations outside of their norm. Beautifully understated but effectively eloquent, this neglected film gem still has as much to say now as it did in 1952. Don't miss this one...Shirley Yamaguchi's and Don Taylor's excellent performances will leave a lasting impression.