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Japanese War Bride (also known as East is East) is a 1952 American drama film directed by King Vidor. The film featured the American debut of Shirley Yamaguchi in the title role. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, as part of a retrospective dedicated to King Vidor's career.
Japanese War Bride: Directed by King Vidor. With Shirley Yamaguchi, Don Taylor, Cameron Mitchell, Marie Windsor. Korean War veteran returns home to rural Salinas, California with his new Japanese wife, whom he met at a war hospital.
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- Drama
- King Vidor
- 1952-04-07
Sep 22, 2016 · But I was surprised to find that even children of Japanese war brides on the West Coast — with its deeply embedded Asian communities — did not think of themselves as especially Japanese...
Oct 1, 2022 · A classic movie about a Korean War veteran and his Japanese wife facing racism in rural California. Watch the full film online or download it for free from the Internet Archive.
Korean War veteran returns home to rural Salinas, California with his new Japanese wife, whom he met at a war hospital. The couple are forced to deal with the sometimes subtle, sometimes overt racism of his family and the townspeople, especially after the birth of their son.
- King Vidor, Wilbur Mcgaugh
- Shirley Yamaguchi
Japanese War Brides explores the lives of the nearly 45,000 Japanese women who immigrated to America as wives of U.S. military servicemembers after World War II. These young women left their homes to build lives within the complexities of postwar American society.
A Korean war vet and his bride face subtle and sometimes extreme racism when they return to his home in rural California.
