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The Walking Major
U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambling with U.S. servicemen in order to raise funds to rebuild an orphanage. Suspicious of Allen's motives, a Japanese newsman, Hiroshi Kitabayashi, traces the American's background until he discovers the motive behind Allen's long walk.
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U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambling with U.S. servicemen in order to raise funds to rebuild an orphanage. Suspicious of Allen's motives, a Japanese newsman, Hiroshi Kitabayashi, traces the American's background until he discovers the motive behind Allen's long walk.
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Genre:Drama, War
Written By:Vincent Fotre, Kengo Inomata
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Runtime:136 minutes
Studio:Ishihara Productions, Shochiku
Cast
Keith Larsen
Director
Yūjirō Ishihara
Kitabayashi Hiroshi
Frank Sinatra Jr.
Jimmy Dixon
Dina Merrill
Kelly Allen
Dale Robertson
Major Clark J. Allen
Toshirō Mifune
Kinugasa Tadao
Michiyo Aratama
Mother Yamada
Keith Larsen
Captain White
Linda Purl
Rose Allen
Ruriko Asaoka
Setsuko Takiguchi
Mayumi Nagisa
village daughter
Arihiro Fujimura
Frank Choe
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