The Walking Major
“In wartime he fought! In peactime he walked!”
1970•2h 16m•6.0•Released
DramaWar
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.
Director
Keith Larsen
Writer
Vincent Fotre, Kengo Inomata
Budget
$1M
Languages
English, Japanese
Studio
Ishihara Productions
Cast
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
Production
Company
Ishihara Productions
Company
Shochiku
Producer
Kikumaru Okuda
Producer
Yūjirō Ishihara
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