The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)
2h 3m
Running Time
July 1, 1957
Release Date
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957)
2h 3m
Running Time
July 1, 1957
Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.
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Cast & Crew.
Marlon Brando
Sakini
Glenn Ford
Captain Fisby
Eddie Albert
Captain McLean
Paul Ford
Wainwright Purdy III
Machiko Kyō
Lotus Blossom
Harry Morgan
Sergeant Gregovich
Jun Negami
Mr. Seiko
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Miss Higa Jiga
Mitsuko Sawamura
Little Girl
Carlo Fiore
Soldier (uncredited)
Carlo Fiore
Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.
Soldier (uncredited)
John Patrick
Writer
Miyoshi Jingu
Old Woman on Jeep (uncredited)
Roger McGee
Soldier (uncredited)
Dansho Miyazaki
Sumata's Father (uncredited)
Minoru Nishida
Mr. Sumata (uncredited)
Aya Oyama
Daughter on Jeep (uncredited)
Kichizaemon Sarumaru
Mr. Hokaida (uncredited)
Shichizo Takeda
Ancient Man (uncredited)
Frank Tokunaga
Mr. Omura (uncredited)
Raynum K. Tsukamoto
Mr. Oshira (uncredited)
Yosan Tsuruta
Judge (uncredited)
Jane Chung
Woman
John Patrick
Screenplay / Original Story
Daniel Mann
Director
John Alton
Director of Photography
Vern J. Sneider
Book
Jack Cummings
Producer
Saul Chaplin
Music
Harold F. Kress
Editor
William A. Horning
Art Direction
Eddie Imazu
Art Direction
Hugh Hunt
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Keester Sweeney
Makeup Artist
Al Jennings
Assistant Director
William Shanks
Assistant Director
Hank Moonjean
Assistant Director
Robert E. Relyea
Second Assistant Director
Wesley C. Miller
Sound Recordist
Van Allen James
Sound Editor
Alexander Kelly Jr.
Sound Editor
Milo B. Lory
Sound Editor
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
Masaya Fujima
Choreographer
Media.
Details.
Release Date
July 1, 1957
Status
Released
Running Time
2h 3m
Content Rating
NR
Filming Locations
Japan
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
interpreter
village
satire
okinawa
based on play or musical
democracy
post war japan
tea house
japan
Wiki.
The Teahouse of the August Moon is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Marlon Brando. It satirizes the U.S. occupation and Americanization of the island of Okinawa following the end of World War II in 1945.
John Patrick adapted the screenplay from his own Pulitzer-Prize- and Tony Award-winning Broadway play of 1953. The play was, in turn, adapted from a 1951 novel by Vern J. Sneider. The film was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. The ing cast features Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyō, Eddie Albert, Paul Ford and Harry Morgan.
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