My Geisha (1962)
My Geisha (1962)
It's the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious!
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...

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Cast

Shirley MacLaine Shirley MacLaine As: Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
Yves Montand Yves Montand As: Paul Robaix
Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson As: Sam Lewis
Robert Cummings Robert Cummings As: Bob Moore
Yoko Tani Yoko Tani As: Kazumi Ito
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Storyline

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...


Tagline: It's the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious!
Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Language: 日本語, English

Release Date: 09 March 1962

Country: US

Runtime: 120m

Company Credits

Company: Sachiko, Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Paul Robaix

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Sam Lewis

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Bob Moore

Yoko Tani

Yoko Tani

Kazumi Ito

Tatsuo Saitō

Tatsuo Saitō

Kenichi Takata

Tamae Kyokawa

Tamae Kyokawa

Amatsu Hisako

Ichirô Hayakawa

Ichirô Hayakawa

Hisako

Alex Gerry

Alex Gerry

Leonard Lewis

Tsugundo Maki

Tsugundo Maki

Shiga

George Furness

George Furness

George (uncredited)

Tamae Kiyokawa

Tamae Kiyokawa

Directed By

Jack Cardiff

Jack Cardiff

Director

Harry Kratz

Harry Kratz

Assistant Director

Ikuo Kobayashi

Ikuo Kobayashi

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Harry Caplan

Harry Caplan

Production Manager

Steve Parker

Steve Parker

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Wally Westmore

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Frank Westmore

Frank Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Shu Uemura

Shu Uemura

Makeup Supervisor

Junjirō Yamada

Junjirō Yamada

Wig Designer

Edith Head

Edith Head

Costume Design

Sound

Charles Grenzbach

Charles Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Harold Lewis

Harold Lewis

Sound Recordist

Leonid Raab

Leonid Raab

Orchestrator

Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman

Conductor

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Songs

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine

Songs

Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Stanley W. Sayer

Stanley W. Sayer

Second Unit Director of Photography

Shunichirō Nakao

Shunichirō Nakao

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Makoto Kikuchi

Makoto Kikuchi

Art Direction

Arthur Lonergan

Arthur Lonergan

Art Direction

Hal Pereira

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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