The Walking Major (1970)
Drama • War • 2ч 16м
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.
TMDB rating:
6.0
(2)
Cast
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
Frankie Sakai
Bokuzen Hidari
Boilerman
No photo
Keith Larsen Jr.
Danny Allen
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Marshie Patton
Carol White
Kinzō Shin
Old doctor
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Yuriko Ishihara
Kyoko
Crew
Toshiyuki Matsui
Production Design
Shiro Watanabe
Editor
Keith Larsen
Director
Kikumaru Okuda
Producer
Naozumi Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Koji Senno
Co-Director
Yūjirō Ishihara
Producer
Nobuaki Shirai
Co-Director
James Miki
Story
Vincent Fotre
Screenplay
Mitsuji Kanau
Director of Photography
Kengo Inomata
Screenplay
Yûji Okumura
Director of Photography
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