The Walking Major (1970)
Original title: ある兵士の賭け
The Walking Major is a 1970 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Keith Larsen, with a running time of 2h 16m. It stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Frank Sinatra Jr. and Dina Merrill.
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.
Cast
- Yūjirō Ishihara as Kitabayashi Hiroshi
- Frank Sinatra Jr. as Jimmy Dixon
- Dina Merrill as Kelly Allen
- Dale Robertson as Major Clark J. Allen
- Toshirō Mifune as Kinugasa Tadao
- Michiyo Aratama as Mother Yamada
- Keith Larsen as Captain White
- Linda Purl as Rose Allen
- Ruriko Asaoka as Setsuko Takiguchi
- Mayumi Nagisa as village daughter
- Arihiro Fujimura as Frank Choe
- Frankie Sakai