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Japanese War Bride
Japanese War Bride

Japanese War Bride

Why did he have to marry someone like you?

Genres

Drama

OverView

A Korean war vet and his bride face subtle and sometimes extreme racism when they return to his home in rural California.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

29 January 1952

Country

United States of America

Cast

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Yoshiko Yamaguchi

Tae Shimizu

Don Taylor

Don Taylor

Jim Sterling

Cameron Mitchell

Cameron Mitchell

Art Sterling

Marie Windsor

Marie Windsor

Fran Sterling

James Bell

James Bell

Ed Sterling

Louise Lorimer

Louise Lorimer

Harriet Sterling

Philip Ahn

Philip Ahn

Eitaro Shimizu

Sybil Merritt

Sybil Merritt

Emily Shafer

Lane Nakano

Lane Nakano

Shiro Hasagawa

Kathleen Mulqueen

Kathleen Mulqueen

Mrs. Milly Shafer

Orley Lindgren

Orley Lindgren

Ted Sterling

May Takasugi

May Takasugi

Emma Hasagawa

William Yokota

William Yokota

Mr. Hasagawa

Shizue Matsumoto

Shizue Matsumoto

Tae's mother (as Susie Matsumoto)

Weaver Levy

Weaver Levy

Kioto

Jerry Fujikawa

Jerry Fujikawa

Man at fish market (as Jerrie Fujikawa)

Chieko Sato

Chieko Sato

Japanese servant

Tetsu Komai

Tetsu Komai

Japanese servant

George D. Wallace

George D. Wallace

Woody Blacker

Hisa Chiba

Hisa Chiba

Old Japanese Woman

David March

David March

Man at Plant

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