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My Geisha

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1962 film by Jack Cardiff

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6.8

Famed movie director Paul Robaix breaks with tradition by not casting his actress-comedienne wife, Lucy Dell, in his latest film production, a version of Madame Butterfly. Undaunted, the resourceful Lucy wings her way to Tokyo and, masquerading as a Japanese geisha, lands the coveted role from her unsuspecting husband! But in front of the cameras (and behind the pancake makeup), Lucy faces greater challenges: her lecherous leading man - and a husband who is beginning to realize that his talented new "discovery" seems vaguely familiar...

Released: 1962-03-09120 minDir: Jack CardiffComedy, Romance

Cast

  • Shirley MacLaine as Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
  • Yves Montand as Paul Robaix
  • Edward G. Robinson as Sam Lewis
  • Robert Cummings as Bob Moore
  • Yoko Tani as Kazumi Ito
  • Tatsuo Saitō as Kenichi Takata

Themes

  • jealousy
  • husband wife relationship
  • love triangle
  • geisha
  • mistaken identity
  • tokyo, japan
  • falling in love
  • disguise
  • kimono
  • screen test

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Ratings

IMDb

6.5/10

1,728 votes

Year
1962
Runtime
119 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Jack Cardiff
Screenwriter
Norman Krasna
Cast member
Tatsuo Saitō
Composer
Franz Waxman
Production company
Paramount Pictures
Narrative location
Los Angeles
Duration
119
FilmAffinity ID
530288
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Shirley MacLaine 1960.jpg
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publication date
1962-01-01
film editor
Archie Marshek
title
My geisha
distributed by
Netflix
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