Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Japanese War Bride (1952)

Japanese War Bride poster
Directed by
King Vidor
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese woman marries an American soldier after World War Two and moves to California with him. She struggles to fit into his family and community.

romanticdramaticpoignanttendermelancholicculturally tenseearnest

What happens

Japanese War Bride (also known as East Is East) is a 1952 American drama film directed by King Vidor. The film features the American debut of Shirley Yamaguchi in the title role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?