The staff of "Yank" magazine are among the first American troops into Tokyo after the Japanese surrender. Their mission: produce an issue of the magazine...in three days. To accomplish the seeming impossible, they reluctantly enlist the aid of black marketeer and arch-conniver Joe Butterfly, who sets them up in a palatial private mansion, complete with lovely daughter -- strictly against regulations. How much trouble can our heroes talk their way out of?
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Burgess MeredithJoe Butterfly | Joe Butterfly |
 Audie MurphyPvt. Joe Woodley | Pvt. Joe Woodley |
 George NaderSgt. Ed Kennedy | Sgt. Ed Kennedy |
 Keenan WynnHarold Hathaway | Harold Hathaway |
 Keiko ShimaChieko | Chieko |
 Fred ClarkCol. E.E. Fuller | Col. E.E. Fuller |
 John AgarSgt. Dick Mason | Sgt. Dick Mason |
 Charles McGrawSgt. Jim McNulty | Sgt. Jim McNulty |
| SShinpei ShimazakiBoku | Boku |
 Reiko HigaFalse Tokyo Rose | False Tokyo Rose |
 Tatsuo SaitōSakayama | Sakayama |
| CChizu ShimazakiMother | Mother |
 Herbert AndersonMaj. Ferguson | Maj. Ferguson |
 Eddie FirestoneSgt. Oscar Hulick | Sgt. Oscar Hulick |
 Frank ChaseYeo. Saul Bernheim | Yeo. Saul Bernheim |
 Harold GoodwinCol. Hopper | Col. Hopper |
| WWillard W. WillinghamSoldier | Soldier |
| AAl RickettsReporter (uncredited) | Reporter (uncredited) |