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The Walking Major

The Walking Major

In wartime he fought! In peactime he walked!

19702.02h 16m

Overview

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.

Directed by Keith Larsen
Written by Vincent Fotre, Kengo Inomata, James Miki
Produced by Yūjirō Ishihara, Kikumaru Okuda
Box OfficeBudget: $800K0

Top Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Kitabayashi Hiroshi

Frank Sinatra Jr.

Frank Sinatra Jr.

Jimmy Dixon

Dina Merrill

Dina Merrill

Kelly Allen

Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson

Major Clark J. Allen

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Kinugasa Tadao

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Mother Yamada

Keith Larsen

Keith Larsen

Captain White

Linda Purl

Linda Purl

Rose Allen

Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko Asaoka

Setsuko Takiguchi

Mayumi Nagisa

Mayumi Nagisa

village daughter

Themes & Keywords

military

About The Walking Major

The Walking Major is a drama, war film released in 1970 exploring themes of military. Directed by Keith Larsen, it stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Frank Sinatra Jr., Dina Merrill. 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.

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