The Walking Major
1970, Japanese. Directed by Keith Larsen.
In wartime he fought! In peactime he walked!
U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambling with U.S. servicemen in order to raise funds to rebuild an orphanage. Suspicious of Allen's motives, a Japanese newsman, Hiroshi Kitabayashi, traces the American's background until he discovers the motive behind Allen's long walk.
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Keith LarsenDirector
- Yūjirō IshiharaKitabayashi Hiroshi
- Frank Sinatra Jr.Jimmy Dixon
- Dina MerrillKelly Allen
- Dale RobertsonMajor Clark J. Allen
- Toshirō MifuneKinugasa Tadao
- Michiyo AratamaMother Yamada
- Keith LarsenCaptain White
- Linda PurlRose Allen
- Ruriko AsaokaSetsuko Takiguchi
- Mayumi Nagisavillage daughter
- Arihiro FujimuraFrank Choe
- Frankie SakaiCast
Details
- Released
- 6 June 1970
- Original title
- ある兵士の賭け
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
- Written by
- Vincent Fotre, Kengo Inomata, James Miki
- Budget
- $800K
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The Walking Major runs 136 minutes (2h 16m).
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The Walking Major isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 June 1970. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Walking Major?
The Walking Major (1970) was directed by Keith Larsen and stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Frank Sinatra Jr., Dina Merrill.