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My Geisha
“It's the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious!”
6.5 / 10• 1962• 2h 0m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
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...
Cast & Crew
Shirley MacLaine
Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
Lead
Yves Montand
Paul Robaix
Edward G. Robinson
Sam Lewis
Robert Cummings
Bob Moore
Yoko Tani
Kazumi Ito
Tatsuo Saitō
Kenichi Takata
Alex Gerry
Leonard Lewis
Tamae Kiyokawa
Amatsu Hisako
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Cardiff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. My Geisha is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
