The Bride from Japan
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A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.
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Frankie Sakai
Taro Fujikawa
Known for
Shōgun
Mothra
Izumi Yukimura
Kimiko Ishikawa
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Nobuko Otowa
Ashiya Midori
Known for
Onibaba
The Naked Island
Chieko Takehisa
Taro's mother
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Horse
Keiko Tanaka
Taro's sister, Yoshiko
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My Second Brother
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Chie Iwasaki
Taro's sister, Sumie
Also in
Juvenile Delinquents
Shadow of Intimidation
Koreya Senda
Kimiko's father
Known for
Battle in Outer Space
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Etsuko Okumura
Mieko Yamabe
Also in
Black Flower Petal
Hito mo arukeba
Eijirō Tōno
Mieko's father
Known for
Seven Samurai
Tokyo Story
Mineko Yorozuyo
Mieko's mother
Also in
Mr. Baseball
The Temple of Wild Geese
Utako Shibusawa
Mieko's sister, Mayumi
Also in
Haunted Samurai
Their Legacy
Imari Tsuji
Mieko's sister, Tamiko
Known for
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Dodes'ka-den
Kaneto Shindō Director · Kenjiro Hirose Composer Seiichi Endo Cinematographer
First release November 22, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 花嫁さんは世界一
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original title
花嫁さんは世界一
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 22, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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