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Three Stripes in the Sun
Three Stripes in the Sun

Three Stripes in the Sun

The Amazing Story of the Fighting Sergeant... and a Girl in a Pink Kimono!

Genres

DramaRomanceWar

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A racist sergeant stationed in post-war Japan finds himself softening towards the children and falling for a local woman.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

23 November 1955

Country

United States of America

Cast

Aldo Ray

Aldo Ray

Hugh O'Reilly

Philip Carey

Philip Carey

Col. William Shepherd

Dick York

Dick York

Cpl. Neeby Muhlendorf

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Idaho Johnson

Camille Janclaire

Camille Janclaire

Sister Genevieve

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Father Yoshida (as Henry Okawa)

Tatsuo Saitō

Tatsuo Saitō

Konoya

Mitsuko Kimura

Mitsuko Kimura

Yuko

Chiyaki

Chiyaki

Chiyaki (uncredited)

Takeshi Kamikubo

Takeshi Kamikubo

Kanno (uncredited)

Tamao Nakamura

Tamao Nakamura

Satsumi (uncredited)

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Yuko's mother (uncredited)

Kamiko Tachibana

Kamiko Tachibana

Yuko's sister (uncredited)

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