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Poster for My Geisha

My Geisha

1962 · 120 min

A frothy, charming romantic comedy with a touch of backstage drama, full of disguises and witty banter.

Tagline
It's the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious!
Overview
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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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Jack Cardiff
Written by
Norman Krasna
Starring
Shirley MacLaine, Yves Montand, Edward G. Robinson, Robert Cummings, Yoko Tani, Tatsuo Saitō, Alex Gerry, Tamae Kiyokawa
Music
Franz Waxman
Cinematography
Shunichirō Nakao
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Japanese, English

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