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Bridge to the Sun is a 1961 film directed by Etienne Périer and starring Carroll Baker, James Shigeta, James Yagi, Tetsurō Tamba and Sean Garrison. It is based on the 1957 autobiography Bridge to the Sun by Gwen Terasaki, which detailed events in Terasaki's life and marriage.
A young American woman marries a Japanese diplomat and faces cultural and political challenges in Tokyo before and during the war. Based on a true story, the film stars Carroll Baker and James Shigeta and explores themes of love, identity and loyalty.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Etienne Périer
- 1964-03-18
Nearly a decade before the onset of World War II, Gwen (Carroll Baker), a young American woman, meets the Japanese diplomat Hidenari Terasaki (James Shigeta) while on vacation. The two fall deeply...
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- Etienne Périer
- Drama
- Carroll Baker
While staying in Washington, D.C., Tennessee-born Gwen Harold falls in love with and marries Japanese diplomat Hidenari Terasaki, despite the objections from her family. When the Japanese attack ...
Sep 27, 2022 · After Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. military was desperate to find Americans who spoke Japanese to serve in the Pacific war. They soon turned to the Nisei—first-generation U.S. citizens whose parents were immigrants from Japan.
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- Bruce Henderson
- $35
Bridge To The Sun - (Original Trailer) The true story of an American Southerner (Carroll Baker) who marries a Japanese diplomat just before World War II, Bridge To The Sun (1961).
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A drama based on a true story of a young American woman married to a Japanese diplomat during World War II. She faces cultural, political and personal challenges as the war escalates and ends with the atomic bombs.
