comments:

This is the true story of Gwen Terasaki who married a Japanese diplomat before World War Two and then returned with him to Japan after Pearl Harbor. It tells the story of the war from an entirely new perspective, and is the first film to depict the racial nature of the Pacific war, and to depict the suffering of the common Japanese people. - DD

Just before the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, an American girl from the South marries to a Japanese diplomat and moves with him to Tokyo.- JS

Bridge to the Sun is a wonderful love story but it is also much more than just a love story. This film shows a unique and different perspective of World War 2 without doing a disservice to the American Servicemen who gave up their lives. It is one of the most unknown stories of WW2 and one worthy of viewing and reading (the book) If you can find it watch it.-M

Directed by
Etienne Périer

Writing credits
Gwendolen Terasaki (autobiography)
Charles Kaufman


Cast (in credits order)complete, awaiting verification
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
Lee Payant
Nori Elisabeth Hermann .... Mako Terasaki
Emi Florence Hirsch .... Mako Terasaki

Also Known As:
Pont vers le soleil (France)
Runtime: 113 min
Country: France / USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Australia:PG / Finland:K-12