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6.1/10   296 votes
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Release Date:
3 September 1962 (Sweden) more
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Tagline:
That joyful hit of the stage is the big, bright delight of the screen ! more
Plot:
A gentle love story about a Japanese businessman and widower, and a Brooklyn widow. But before a happy ending can ensue, they must learn again the lessons of tolerance, kindness and forgiveness. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
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Cast

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Rosalind Russell ... Mrs. Bertha Jacoby

Alec Guinness ... Koichi Asano
Ray Danton ... Jerome Black
Madlyn Rhue ... Alice Black
Mae Questel ... Mrs. Esther 'Essie' Rubin (as Mae Questal)
Marc Marno ... Eddie
Gary Vinson ... Mr. McMillon
Sharon Hugueny ... Bride
Frank Wilcox ... Noah Putnam
Francis De Sales ... American embassy representative
Yuki Shimoda ... Mr. Asano's secretary
Harriet E. MacGibbon ... Mrs. Lily Putnam (as Harriet MacGibbon)
Alan Mowbray ... Captain Norcross
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Additional Details

Runtime:
156 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
UK:U (original rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
His role as Captain Norcross became the final feature film role for Alan Mowbray, ending a movie career of over thirty years. more
Quotes:
Koichi Asano: The hardest word in the English language is "rorripop"
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Koichi Asano: .
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Movie Connections:
References The Law and Jake Wade (1958) more

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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
review, 19 January 2007
8/10
Author: Hans-Robert_van_Amstel from Australia

On the movie A Majority of One it must be stated for the time it was made there is nothing racist in the plot at all.

We cannot apply our ideology from now to the past other than to say we would produce it differently! Acting is what it s all about that is Alec Guiness is acting the part of a Japanese man.

He is not supposed to be a Japanese man but is acting the part and therein lies the subtle difference.

My wife enjoyed the movie in its entirety and what patches I glimpsed between trips in from out back of the house! A Majority of One is a movie that is worth watching in entirety

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