The Bride from Japan
1959, Japanese. Directed by Kaneto Shindō.
A young Japanese-American comes from California looking for a bride, going on blind dates with three candidates from Osaka, Hiroshima and Nagoya.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kaneto ShindōDirector
- Frankie SakaiTaro Fujikawa
- Izumi YukimuraKimiko Ishikawa
- Nobuko OtowaAshiya Midori
- Chieko TakehisaTaro's mother
- Keiko TanakaTaro's sister, Yoshiko
- Chie IwasakiTaro's sister, Sumie
- Koreya SendaKimiko's father
- Etsuko OkumuraMieko Yamabe
- Eijirō TōnoMieko's father
- Mineko YorozuyoMieko's mother
- Utako ShibusawaMieko's sister, Mayumi
- Imari TsujiMieko's sister, Tamiko
Details
- Released
- 22 November 1959
- Original title
- 花嫁さんは世界一
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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The Bride from Japan runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Bride from Japan isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 November 1959. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Bride from Japan?
If you liked The Bride from Japan, try Love, Weddings & Other Disasters, The Right Kind of Wrong, The Incredible Jessica James.
Who directed The Bride from Japan?
The Bride from Japan (1959) was directed by Kaneto Shindō and stars Frankie Sakai, Izumi Yukimura, Nobuko Otowa.