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My Geisha

65% | Mar 09, 1962 | Comedy, Romance

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...

Featured Crew

Jack Cardiff
Director
Shu Uemura
Makeup Supervisor

Cast

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Shirley MacLaine
Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
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Yves Montand
Paul Robaix
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Robert Cummings
Bob Moore
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Yoko Tani
Kazumi Ito

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