Monday Morning Maybe

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Three Stripes in the Sun

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1955 | 93 min | Drama, Romance, War

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Great for history and war-film fans and romantics. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost. Fans of The Best Years of Our Lives or Suite Française should feel right at home.
The mood
Intense, warm and romantic.
The pace
Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 33 min.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.

A racist sergeant stationed in post-war Japan finds himself softening towards the children and falling for a local woman.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Richard Murphy

  • Aldo RayHugh O'Reilly
  • Philip CareyCol. William Shepherd
  • Dick YorkCpl. Neeby Muhlendorf
  • Chuck ConnorsIdaho Johnson
  • Camille JanclaireSister Genevieve
  • Heihachirō ŌkawaFather Yoshida (as Henry Okawa)
  • Tatsuo SaitōKonoya
  • Mitsuko KimuraYuko
  • ChiyakiChiyaki (uncredited)
  • Takeshi KamikuboKanno (uncredited)