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My Geisha

  • 19621962
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.5K
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POPULARITY
47,945
8,780
My Geisha (1962)
ComedyDramaRomance
An actress disguises herself as a geisha in order to land the lead role in her director husband's film version of 'Madam Butterfly'.An actress disguises herself as a geisha in order to land the lead role in her director husband's film version of 'Madam Butterfly'.An actress disguises herself as a geisha in order to land the lead role in her director husband's film version of 'Madam Butterfly'.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
47,945
8,780
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    • Director
      • Jack Cardiff
    • Writer
      • Norman Krasna(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Shirley MacLaine
      • Yves Montand
      • Edward G. Robinson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jack Cardiff
    • Writer
      • Norman Krasna(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Shirley MacLaine
      • Yves Montand
      • Edward G. Robinson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Shirley MacLaine and Yves Montand in My Geisha (1962)
    Edward G. Robinson and Yves Montand in My Geisha (1962)
    Edward G. Robinson and Yves Montand in My Geisha (1962)
    Edward G. Robinson and Shirley MacLaine in My Geisha (1962)
    Shirley MacLaine and Yves Montand in My Geisha (1962)
    Shirley MacLaine and Yves Montand in My Geisha (1962)
    Yves Montand in My Geisha (1962)
    Shirley MacLaine and Yves Montand in My Geisha (1962)

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    Shirley MacLaine
    Shirley MacLaine
    • Lucy Dell…
    Yves Montand
    Yves Montand
    • Paul Robaix
    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Sam Lewis
    Robert Cummings
    Robert Cummings
    • Bob Moore
    • (as Bob Cummings)
    Yôko Tani
    Yôko Tani
    • Kazumi Ito
    Tatsuo Saitô
    Tatsuo Saitô
    • Kenichi Takata
    • (as Tatsuo Saito)
    Tamae Kiyokawa
    • Amatsu Hisako
    Ichirô Hayakawa
    • Hisako
    • (as I. Hayakawa)
    Alex Gerry
    Alex Gerry
    • Leonard Lewis
    Tsugundo Maki
    • Shiga
    George Furness
    • George (Robaix's butler)
    Junko Aoki
    • Geisha
    • (uncredited)
    Nobuo Chiba
    • Shig
    • (uncredited)
    Marion Furness
    • Bob's girlfriend
    • (uncredited)
    Kazue Kaneko
    • Geisha
    • (uncredited)
    Satoko Kuni
    • Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Mayumi Momose
    • Geisha
    • (uncredited)
    Nariko Muramatsu
    • Head waitress
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jack Cardiff
    • Writer
      • Norman Krasna(screenplay) (story)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Shu Uemura took over the makeup for MacLaine's Geisha role after Michael Westmore fell ill. The international recognition Uemura received for his work enabled him to launch his own cosmetics company.
    • Goofs
      A huge premiere is planned for the movie Lucy is working on mere days after the final scene is shot; in reality, a major film of the magnitude she's starring in would take months for editing and other post-production work.
    • Quotes

      Kazumi Ito: No one before you, my husband, not even I.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      MADAMA BUTTERFLY
      Sequences

      Written by Giacomo Puccini, Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa

      Performed by Shirley MacLaine (dubbed by Michiku Sunahara) and Robert Cummings (dubbed by Barry Morell)

      Conducted by Franz Waxman

    User reviews19

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    Top review
    8/10
    Shirley as Madam Butterfly will tear your heart out.
    Most of this movie is a regular romantic comedy with some excellent stars. But the end of the movie, where Shirley plays the death scene from Madam Butterfly, will make you weep. I first saw this when I was in the military, and had never seen Madam Butterfly. After seeing this movie, I went to the opera to see the full opera, and it has become my favorite. Having seen the death scene many times in my life, Shirley's performance still ranks up there with the best.
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    • georgeleague
    • Jun 5, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 12, 1962 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Meine Geisha
    • Filming locations
      • Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Sachiko
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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