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The Walking Major
“In wartime he fought! In peactime he walked!”
6.0 / 10• 1970• 2h 16m•NR• Japanese
DramaWar
Storyline
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 & Crew
Yūjirō Ishihara
Kitabayashi Hiroshi
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Keith Larsen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Walking Major is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
