A Majority of One (film) narrative location Japan
Plot
Bertha Jacoby (Rosalind Russell), a Jewish widow, is convinced by her daughter Alice Black (Madlyn Rhue) to move from Brooklyn, New York to Tokyo in order for Bertha to be closer to her along with her husband Jerry Black (Ray Danton), now stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Her feelings about the Japanese with regards to her son's death in World War II start to change on board the ship to Tokyo, where she meets Koichi Asano, a Japanese Buddhist and businessman (Alec Guinness), who also lost a spouse and two children in the war. The two share a bond over lives, their families, and their faiths, which develops into a romance. When she announces to her family of Asano's courtship, her daughter and son-in-law object to the idea of an interracial marriage.Cast
Rosalind Russell as Bertha Jacoby
Alec Guinness as Koichi Asano
Ray Danton as Jerry Black
Madlyn Rhue as Alice Black
Mae Questel (credited as Mae Questal) as Essie Rubin
Marc Marno as Eddie
Gary Vinson as Mr. McMillan
Sharon Hugueny as Bride
Frank Wilcox as Noah Putnam
Francis De Sales as American embassy representative
Yuki Shimoda as Mr. Asano's Secretary
Harriet MacGibbon as Lily Putnam
Alan Mowbray as Captain Norcross  (This was Mowbray's final film role.)
George Takei as Mr. Asano's majordomo
Maria Tsien as Mr. Asano's Maid (uncredited)