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Plot

This standard love story adapted by Leonard Spigelgass from his stage play was acclaimed when it was released for probing into the nature of prejudice. Rosalind Russell plays Mrs. Jacoby, a Jewish widow living in Brooklyn whose daughter Alice (Madlyn Rhue) is married to Jerome (Ray Danton), a U.S. diplomat newly assigned to Japan. Because of Jerome's new post, Mrs. Jacoby decides to visit the land of the rising sun, and once there, she meets Koichi Asano (Alec Guinness). Asano is a suave, sophisticated, and wealthy man with an aesthetically impressive Tokyo home. After the two meet, love starts to blossom. This was one of the rare '60s films geared to the older set but it is significant that even during this period Hollywood still chose to cast a white actor (albeit Alec Guinness!) in the role of Asano.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama,Romance
Run Time:
149min.
Distributor(s):
Warner Brothers
Director(s):
Mervyn LeRoy
Starring:
Rosalind Russell , Alec Guinness , Ray Danton , Madlyn Rhue , Mae Questel
Themes:
Americans Abroad,Interracial/Cross-Cultural Romance
Tone:
Literate,Sentimental,Sweet,Talky
Keywords:
Japan,Judaism,United-Nations,boating,courtship,culture-clash,diplomat,houseboy,insult,love,marriage,neighbor,past,prejudice,romance,traveling,wealth,widow/widower
Language:
English