Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver is reassigned to a Japanese air base and is confronted with US racial prejudice against the Japanese people. The issue is compounded because a number of the soldiers become romantically involved with Japanese women, in defiance of US military policy. Ordinarily, a by-the-book officer, Gruver must take a position when a buddy of his, an enlisted man, Joe Kelly, falls in love with a Japanese woman, Katsumi, and marries her. Gruver risks his position by serving as best man at the wedding ceremony.
Editor's Verdict
"The primary focus of the film is on themes of racial prejudice, romance across cultural lines, and military adherence to rules during the post-Korean War period in Japan. While it was a Holiday Release, there is no evidence that the Christmas season or related elements play any role in the setting, plot, or themes of the narrative."
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