Buck Buchwach Honolulu Advertiser Mar 17, 2023

[Miyoshi Umeki] is the real star of Sayonara. If she doesn't get an Academy Award for her performance, the judges should be charged with grand larceny.

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Kate Cameron New York Daily News Mar 3, 2023 4/4

A "must" for moviegoers.

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Florence Epstein Modern Screen Mar 3, 2023

Sayonara means goodbye, but you won't be forgetting this movie for a long, long time.

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Marjory Adams Boston Globe Mar 3, 2023

This is a memorable presentation.

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John Bustin Austin American-Statesman Mar 3, 2023

Seldom has this subject been presented with as delicate a touch or in as attractive a mounting as in "Sayonara."

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George Elliott III Baltimore Sun Mar 3, 2023

The overwhelming attraction of "Sayonara" lies in its subtle blending of plot-direction-acting to sustain a mood and convey some simple truths.

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P.S. Harrison Harrison's Reports Mar 2, 2023

Without question an outstanding production, one that is sure to garner much critical acclaim.

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Jean Yothers Orlando Sentinel Mar 2, 2023

There is much of beauty in the setting. And the story is touching and sympathy-inspiring.

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Mildred Martin Philadelphia Inquirer Mar 2, 2023

Brando gives a superb performance which ranges from humorous to inarticulate to deadly serious.

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B.R. Crisler Christian Science Monitor Mar 2, 2023

It seems unlikely that any American can sit through "Sayonara" without gaining some new measure of love and respect for the Japanese.

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M. Oakley Stafford Hartford Courant Mar 2, 2023

Well, it's finally arrived! "Sayonara" was worth waiting for!

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Moira Walsh America Magazine Mar 2, 2023

It does not convince you that the characters are so much in love that they must go against normal conventions in choosing a marriage partner. It merely says that they are.

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Jay Carmody Washington Star Mar 2, 2023

Warners should find themselves rolling in money, popularity, and the old conviction that there is nothing wrong with the movies that a good picture cannot correct.

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Hortense Morton (Screen Scout) San Francisco Examiner Mar 2, 2023

Bewitchingly beautiful and beguiling.

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Edwin Schallert Los Angeles Times Mar 2, 2023

Truly this is a provocative feature to come to the screen as an example of Joshua Logan's direction, the writing of James Michener, and performances of the cast headed by Marlon Brando.

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Frank Morriss Winnipeg Free Press Mar 2, 2023

A generally persuasive, atmospherically beautiful study of troubled race relations in army-occupied Japan.

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Richard L. Coe Washington Post Mar 2, 2023

Logan's ability to transfer a sensitive thought from what might be a miniature painting into a huge mural is once more illustrated in "Sayonara."

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Harrison Swain Tampa Bay Times Mar 2, 2023

Extraordinary entertainment... should please every class of moviegoer.

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Harold V. Cohen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Mar 2, 2023

An entertainment with a big heart.

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Myles Standish St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mar 2, 2023

The injustices of the official American prejudices against inter-marriage with the Japanese are brought out sharply and bitterly.

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