Bridge to the Sun
Their love was a bridge between two worlds!
1961 | 113m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Étienne Périer |
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| Writer: | Charles Kaufman, Gwendolen Terasaki |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 17, 1961 |
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| Director: | Étienne Périer |
| Writer: | Charles Kaufman, Gwendolen Terasaki |
| Genres: | War |
| Keywords | culture clash, world war ii, interracial marriage, foreign diplomat, eve of world war ii, pre-war, japanese politics, japanese diplomat, misogynist customs |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cité Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Carroll Baker | Gwen Terasaki |
| James Shigeta | Hidenari Terasaki |
| James Yagi | Hara |
| Tetsuro Tamba | Jiro |
| Hiroshi Tomono | Ishi |
| Yoshiko Hiromura | |
| Sean Garrison | Fred Tyson |
| Ruth Masters | Aunt Peggy |
| Nori Elisabeth Hermann | Mako Terasaki |
| Emi Florence Hirsch | Mako Terasaki |
| Lee Payant | |
| Yoko Takahashi |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Seiichi Kitsuke | Director of Photography |
| Marcel Weiss | Director of Photography |
| Monique Isnardon | Editor |
| Robert Isnardon | Editor |
| Hiroshi Mizutani | Art Direction |
| Robert Bouladoux | Set Decoration |
| Francine Corteggiani | Continuity |
| Étienne Périer | Director |
| Charles Kaufman | Screenplay |
| Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
| William J. Kelly | Director of Photography |
| Jacques Rouffio | Assistant Director |
| Mary Roche | Hairstylist |
| Konji Inagawa | Special Effects |
| Olivier Gérard | Assistant Director |
| René Daudin | Makeup Artist |
| Takashi Fujio | Assistant Director |
| Jean-Jacques Caziot | Set Designer |
| Raymond Picon Borel | Camera Operator |
| Gwendolen Terasaki | Original Story |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jacques Bar | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
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