i marry a japanese woman 14 year ago . be still together . however in the 1950 it would never have be a easy . life in the military have be mine for action and drama and and comedy for year by this point . mine to death . the mixed relationship give it new ground to cover . this be old hat today and but then . marry an asian back then mean you either owe somebody something or you be a freak of some sort . this touch on both possibility along with the third . maybe it be love . brando do his usual good job . garner do a good job than he usually do . he good and but this show how good he could be . umecki chan have a helluva debut here and while i think she earn her statue and she do not really stretch . it be a role that no one who hadn not be overseas would have recognize and the newness be the corker . the real scene stealer be red button . red be the best thing in this film . bank on it . and the japanese lifestyle be show in an admirable light as well . a classic .