Escapade in Japan
The exciting adventures of two little runaway boys in Japan!
1957 | 93m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Arthur Lubin |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Winston Miller |
| Staring: |
| A plane is forced to land at sea just off the Japanese coast. A young American boy is later befriended by a fisherman's son, with the two setting off on an unintended journey across the country. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 23, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Arthur Lubin |
| Writer: | Winston Miller |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure |
| Keywords | japan, fisherman, police |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures, Arthur Lubin Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Teresa Wright | Mary Saunders |
| Cameron Mitchell | Dick Saunders |
| Jon Provost | Tony Saunders |
| Roger Nakagawa | Hiko |
| Philip Ober | Lt. Col. Hargrave |
| Kuniko Miyake | Michiko Tanaka |
| Clint Eastwood | Dumbo Pilot |
| Susumu Fujita | |
| Katsuhiko Haida | |
| Ureo Egawa | |
| Tatsuo Saitō |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William E. Snyder | Director of Photography |
| Otto Ludwig | Editor |
| George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Walter Holscher | Art Direction |
| Shinzô Isa | Set Decoration |
| Gordon McLean | Assistant Director |
| Frank Beetson Jr. | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Murray Cutter | Orchestrator |
| Ben Chapman | Unit Production Manager |
| Arthur Lubin | Director |
| Winston Miller | Screenplay |
| Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Lubin | Producer |
| Winston Miller | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Not sure if it's a good film or not all in all, but <em>'Escapade in Japan'</em> is rather wholesome so I enjoyed it. Can kid actors Jon Provost and Roger Nakagawa act? Not to be harsh, but no. However, that honestly doesn't even matter as they're extremely likeable and pretty adorable together a ... cross the film's plot. On the latter, it's a thin and far-fetched story, yet it works to create a cute adventure. Cameron Mitchell and Teresa Wright are alright elsewhere on the cast, while Clint Eastwood makes his last fully uncredited role with a minor showing. The film missteps one or two times, but overall it's proper sweet. It also shows, from what I could tell anyway, Japanese culture off well, which wasn't always going to be case for a release from this era. If you were to be critical it probably isn't all that, but it's charming and I'd undoubtedly watch it again. Deserves more eyes on it.