Japanese War Bride (1952)

Synopsis: One of a cycle of films on racial tolerance that appeared in the postwar period, JAPANESE WAR BRIDE stars Don Taylor as Korean War veteran Jim Sterling. He returns from the war to his family's farm... One of a cycle of films on racial tolerance that appeared in the postwar period, JAPANESE WAR BRIDE stars Don Taylor as Korean War veteran Jim Sterling. He returns from the war to his family's farm in California's Salinas Valley, bringing with him a Korean wife, Tae Shmizu (Shirley Yamaguchi), the nurse who had cared for him during his convalesence. The reactions of his extended family are a mixture of resentment, acceptance, discomfort, and stoicism. The anxious Tae tries to take a cue on correct behavior from the neighboring family of second-generation Japanese headed by Mr. Hasagawa (William Yokota). Unfortunately, Jim's former girlfriend and current sister-in-law, Fran (Marie Windsor), starts a venomous letter-writing campaign intended to persuade members of the bigoted growers association that Jim's recently born child was fathered by a member of the Hasagawa family, an act that threatens the future of his father's business. Tae runs away, taking refuge among the fisherman of Moneterey's Japanese-American community, and Jim begins a desperate search for his wife. [More]

Starring: Shirley Yamaguchi, Don Taylor, Cameron Mitchell, Marie Windsor

Starring: Shirley Yamaguchi, Don Taylor, Cameron Mitchell, Marie Windsor, James Bell, Louise Lorimer, Philip Ahn, Sybil Merritt, Lane Nakano, Kathleen Mulqueen, Orley Lindgren, George D. Wallace, May Takasugi, William Yokota, Susie Matsumoto, Weaver Levy, Jerry Fujikawa, Chieko Sato, Tetsu Komai, Hisa Chiba, David March

Director: King Vidor

Director: King Vidor
Producer: Joseph Bernhard
Screenwriter: Catherine Turney
Producer: Anson Bond
Composer: Emil Newman, Arthur Lange

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