The Walking Major
7.2
“In wartime he fought! In peactime he walked!”
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.
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Cast
17 people
Yūjirō Ishihara
Kitabayashi Hiroshi
Known for
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Frank Sinatra Jr.
Jimmy Dixon
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Dina Merrill
Kelly Allen
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Operation Petticoat
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Dale Robertson
Major Clark J. Allen
Known for
Dynasty
Toshirō Mifune
Kinugasa Tadao
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Michiyo Aratama
Mother Yamada
Known for
Kwaidan
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Keith Larsen
Captain White
Known for
Wichita
Linda Purl
Rose Allen
Known for
Mighty Joe Young
Visiting Hours
Ruriko Asaoka
Setsuko Takiguchi
Known for
Goyokin
Mayumi Nagisa
village daughter
Known for
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Arihiro Fujimura
Frank Choe
Also in
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Frankie Sakai
Known for
Shōgun
Mothra
Keith Larsen Director · Vincent Fotre Screenplay Kengo Inomata Screenplay
Budget $800K · First release June 6, 1970 · Produced in Japan, United States
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Budget
$800,000
Production
Ishihara Productions
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan · United States
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Original title
ある兵士の賭け
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 6, 1970
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No release date listed for United States.
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