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Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)

The Amazing Story of the Fighting Sergeant... and a Girl in a Pink Kimono!

Genre : Drama, Romance, War

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Richard Murphy
Writer : Richard Murphy

Synopsis

A racist sergeant stationed in post-war Japan finds himself softening towards the children and falling for a local woman.

Actors

Aldo Ray
Aldo Ray
Hugh O'Reilly
Philip Carey
Philip Carey
Col. William Shepherd
Dick York
Dick York
Cpl. Neeby Muhlendorf
Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors
Idaho Johnson
Camille Janclaire
Camille Janclaire
Sister Genevieve
Heihachirô Ôkawa
Heihachirô Ôkawa
Father Yoshida (as Henry Okawa)
Tatsuo Saitō
Tatsuo Saitō
Konoya
Mitsuko Kimura
Mitsuko Kimura
Yuko
Chiyaki
Chiyaki
Chiyaki (uncredited)
Takeshi Kamikubo
Takeshi Kamikubo
Kanno (uncredited)
Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
Satsumi (uncredited)
Teruko Omi
Teruko Omi
Yuko's mother (uncredited)
Kamiko Tachibana
Kamiko Tachibana
Yuko's sister (uncredited)

Crews

Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
Director
Fred Kohlmar
Fred Kohlmar
Producer
George Duning
George Duning
Original Music Composer
George Cooper
George Cooper
Sound Designer
Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson
Art Direction
Charles Nelson
Charles Nelson
Editor
Richard Murphy
Richard Murphy
Screenplay
Burnett Guffey
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Arthur Morton
Arthur Morton
Original Music Composer
Albert Duffy
Albert Duffy
Adaptation
E. J. Kahn Jr.
E. J. Kahn Jr.
Story
Seymour Friedman
Seymour Friedman
Assistant Director
Hugh O'Reilly
Hugh O'Reilly
Technical Advisor
Morris Stoloff
Morris Stoloff
Conductor

Posters and backgrounds

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