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Escapade in Japan

"The exciting adventures of two little runaway boys in Japan!"

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.

Top Cast

  • Teresa Wright

    Teresa Wright

    Mary Saunders

  • Cameron Mitchell

    Cameron Mitchell

    Dick Saunders

  • Jon Provost

    Jon Provost

    Tony Saunders

  • Roger Nakagawa

    Roger Nakagawa

    Hiko

  • Philip Ober

    Philip Ober

    Lt. Col. Hargrave

  • Kuniko Miyake

    Kuniko Miyake

    Michiko Tanaka

  • Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood

    Dumbo Pilot

  • Susumu Fujita

    Susumu Fujita

  • Katsuhiko Haida

    Katsuhiko Haida

Overview

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.

Rating

5.7 / 10
15 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • r96sk
    r96sk
    7 Jan 9, 2022

    Not sure if it's a good film or not all in all, but 'Escapade in Japan' 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 across 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.

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