Complete credited cast: | |||
Cary Grant | ... | Sir William Rutland | |
Samantha Eggar | ... | Christine Easton | |
Jim Hutton | ... | Steve Davis | |
John Standing | ... | Julius D. Haversack | |
Miiko Taka | ... | Aiko Kurawa | |
Ted Hartley | ... | Yuri Andreyovitch | |
Ben Astar | ... | Dimitri | |
George Takei | ... | Police Captain | |
Teru Shimada | ... | Mr. Kurawa | |
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Lois Kiuchi | ... | Mrs. Kurawa |
British industrialist Sir William Rutland (Cary Grant), "Bill" to his friends, is in Tokyo, Japan on a business trip during the time of the Summer Olympic Games there in 1964. Having arrived in Tokyo two days before his original planned arrival, he has problems finding a hotel room because of the Olympics. Spotting an ad posted on a British Embassy message board of a room available to sublet, Bill is able to wrangle his way into the apartment of Christine Easton (Samantha Eggar), who is renting out the sitting room of her one-bedroom apartment as a bedroom for the duration of the Olympics. Bill's short-term living situation in Christine's sitting room is despite her solely wanting a female roommate. Soon thereafter, Bill meets Steve Davis (Jim Hutton), an athlete with the American Olympic team who seems to be reluctant to disclose in which event he is competing. Like Bill, Steve has arrived in Tokyo two days early of his scheduled arrival, has nowhere to stay for those two days, and ... Written by Huggo
Great things about this movie: * Cary Grant is a delight to watch! And, quite funny. * It's a fun surprise when Mr. Sulu from Star Trek (George Takei) shows up as a Tokyo police captain. * Cary Grant is the match maker for the young folks, not an old letch in a relationship with a woman 1/3 his age. * Cary Grant is so secure in his marriage that he can tell his wife the whole story over the phone and she enjoys his antics along with him rather than getting jealous. * The humor isn't derived from misinformation as in most sex comedies.
This movie is a delight to watch - especially Cary Grant who's obviously having a great time making it.
I wonder if Cary knew this would be his last film when he made it?