Sayonara is a 1957 American drama movie directed by Joshua Logan and based on the 1954 novel of the same name by James Michener. It stars Marlon Brando, Patricia Owens, James Garner, Martha Scott, Red Buttons, Miiko Taka, Miyoshi Umeki, Douglass Watson and was distributed by Warner Bros.. It was nominated for 10 Oscars and won 4 Academy Awards in 1958.