The Teahouse of the August Moon (film)
| The Teahouse of the August Moon | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Daniel Mann |
| Produced by | Jack Cummings |
| Written by |
John Patrick Vern J. Sneider (novel) |
| Starring |
Marlon Brando Glenn Ford Machiko Kyō Paul Ford |
| Music by |
Saul Chaplin June Hershey Kikuko Kanai Don Swander Kikuro Kanai |
| Cinematography | John Alton |
| Edited by | Harold F. Kress |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Release date
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December 1956 |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,926,000 |
| Box office | $8,925,000 |
The Teahouse of the August Moon is a 1956 American comedy film that satirizes the U.S. occupation and Americanization of the island of Okinawa following the end of World War II in 1945. The film starred Marlon Brando and was directed by Daniel Mann.
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.
Misfit Captain Fisby (Glenn Ford) is sent to Americanize the village of Tobiki on Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands. His commanding officer, Colonel Wainwright Purdy III (Paul Ford), assigns him a wily local, Sakini (Marlon Brando), as interpreter.
Fisby tries to implement the military's plans by encouraging the villagers to build a school in the shape of a pentagon, but they want to build a teahouse instead. Fisby gradually becomes assimilated to the local customs and mores with the help of Sakini and Lotus Blossom, a young geisha (Machiko Kyō).
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