Film

The Walking Major

1970 · 2h 16m · Drama · War

In wartime he fought! In peactime he walked!

IMDb

7.2

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.

Yūjirō Ishihara

Kitabayashi Hiroshi

Frank Sinatra Jr.

Jimmy Dixon

Dina Merrill

Kelly Allen

Dale Robertson

Major Clark J. Allen

Toshirō Mifune

Kinugasa Tadao

Michiyo Aratama

Mother Yamada

Keith Larsen

Captain White

Linda Purl

Rose Allen

Ruriko Asaoka

Setsuko Takiguchi

Mayumi Nagisa

village daughter

Arihiro Fujimura

Frank Choe

Frankie Sakai

Bokuzen Hidari

Boilerman

Keith Larsen Jr.

Danny Allen

Marshie Patton

Carol White

Kinzō Shin

Old doctor

• Keith LarsenDirector
• Vincent FotreScreenplay
• Kengo InomataScreenplay
• James MikiStory
• Yūjirō IshiharaProducer
• Kikumaru OkudaProducer
• Mitsuji KanauDirector of Photography
• Yûji OkumuraDirector of Photography
• Naozumi YamamotoOriginal Music Composer
• Shiro WatanabeEditor

Frankie clip 'The Walking Major'

Release date

June 6, 1970

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 16m

Budget

$800,000

Genres

Drama, War

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