Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)
Overview
A racist sergeant stationed in post-war Japan finds himself softening towards the children and falling for a local woman.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.2016 |
Directed By
Richard Murphy
Crew
Charles Nelson
Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
Fred Kohlmar
Carl Anderson
George Duning
George Cooper
Burnett Guffey
Arthur Morton
Hugh O'Reilly
Seymour Friedman
Albert Duffy
E. J. Kahn Jr.
Morris Stoloff
TOP CAST
Aldo Ray
Hugh O'Reilly
Philip Carey
Col. William Shepherd
Dick York
Cpl. Neeby Muhlendorf
Chuck Connors
Idaho Johnson
Camille Janclaire
Sister Genevieve
Heihachirō Ōkawa
Father Yoshida (as Henry Okawa)
Tatsuo Saitō
Konoya
Mitsuko Kimura
Yuko
Chiyaki
Chiyaki (uncredited)
Takeshi Kamikubo
Kanno (uncredited)
Tamao Nakamura
Satsumi (uncredited)
Teruko Ōmi
Yuko's mother (uncredited)
Kamiko Tachibana
Yuko's sister (uncredited)
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