Bridge to the Sun

Bridge to the Sun (1961)

Their love was a bridge between two worlds!

Tells the true story of American Gwen Terasaki, who falls in love with, then marries a Japanese diplomat. When World War II breaks out, they encounter animosity and trouble from both sides.

Date of release
1961-10-17
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Director
Étienne Périer

Casting

Interesting facts

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Bridge to the Sun is a 1961 drama film directed by Etienne Périer and starring Carroll Baker, James Shigeta, James Yagi, Tetsurō Tamba and Sean Garrison. It is based on the 1957 autobiography Bridge to the Sun by Gwen Terasaki, which detailed events in Terasaki's life and marriage.

Production

The book on which the film is based chronicles the life of Gwen Harold (1906–1990), an American from Tennessee who married Japanese diplomat Hidenari "Terry" Terasaki in 1937. He was first secretary at the Japanese embassy in Washington, D.C., in 1941 when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and was among the staff who translated the Japanese declaration of war and delivered it to the U.S. government.

Location filming began with three weeks in Washington, D.C. followed by six weeks near Kyoto, Japan in late 1960. Interior scenes were then filmed in Paris. While in France, Carroll Baker entertained American troops at a NATO base near Lyon.

Baker was reportedly paid $100,000 for her performance despite having received twice that amount for The Big Country in 1958.

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