Bridge to the Sun (Pont vers le soleil) (1960)
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This combination romance and wartime drama by Etienne Perier was unusual at the time it was released because it portrayed World War II in the Pacific from the perspective of Gwen Terasaki, a woman from the Southern U.S., married to a Japanese diplomat. Based on her autobiography, the interesting… More This combination romance and wartime drama by Etienne Perier was unusual at the time it was released because it portrayed World War II in the Pacific from the perspective of Gwen Terasaki, a woman from the Southern U.S., married to a Japanese diplomat. Based on her autobiography, the interesting story relates how the couple left for Japan after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and remained in Japan throughout the duration of the war. Their experiences and hardships during the war are detailed, as well as the tragedy that separated them once the war was over. Since the suffering of the ordinary Japanese citizen at this time and the racial undercurrents connected to the Pacific war are brought forward, the film stirred some controversy when it was released. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Directed By
- Etienne Périer
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 17, 1961 Wide
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Cast
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Carroll Baker
as Gwen Terasaki
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James Shigeta
as Hidenari Terasaki
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James Yagi
as Hara
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Tetsuro Tamba
as Jiro
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Ruth Masters
as Aunt Peggy
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Hiroshi Tomono
as Ashi, Ishi
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Nori Elisabeth Hermann
as Mako Terasaki
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Sean Garrison
as Fred Tyson
- Emi Florence Hirsch
