Released:
1960-08-01

Overview:
Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. After Pearl Harbor, his foster family is interned at the Manzanar camp for Japanese Americans, while he enlists in the Marines, where his ability to speak Japanese becomes a vital asset. During the Battle of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.

Director:
Phil Karlson

Runtime:
2h 11min

Genre:
Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Jeffrey Hunter
  as
  Guy Gabaldon
• 
  David Janssen
  as
  Sgt, Bill Hazen
• 
  Sessue Hayakawa
  as
  General Matsui
• 
  Vic Damone
  as
  Cpl. Pete Lewis
• 
  George Takei
  as
  George Une