Itami Air Base in the movies

Few but Korean War-era veterans are likely to recall Itami Air Base, near Kobe and Osaka. That's because it closed sooner than most in Japan, in 1959. Its primary mission was the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. After the Americans departed, the airfield was enlarged and renamed Osaka-Itami International Airport. The base was featured in two Hollywood films "Sayonara" (1957) starring Marlon Brando and "The Hunters" (1958) starring Robert Mitchum. © 20th Century Fox and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer #ItamiAirBase #sayonara #TheHunters Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.