Japanese War Bride
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Promotional release poster
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| Directed by | King Vidor |
| Produced by | Joseph Bernhard Anson Bond |
| Written by | Anson Bond (story) Catherine Turney (screenplay) |
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Shirley Yamaguchi Don Taylor |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon |
| Edited by | Terry O. Morse |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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91 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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).
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.
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