My Geisha
6.5
“It's the WACKIEST HOAX That Ever Turned the Screen Hilarious!”
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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Cast
12 people
Shirley MacLaine
Lucy Dell / Yoko Mori
Known for
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Apartment
Yves Montand
Paul Robaix
Known for
The Wages of Fear
Z
Edward G. Robinson
Sam Lewis
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Stranger
Robert Cummings
Bob Moore
Known for
Dial M for Murder
Saboteur
Yoko Tani
Kazumi Ito
Known for
The Silent Star
Tatsuo Saitō
Kenichi Takata
Known for
I Was Born, But...
Lord Jim
Alex Gerry
Leonard Lewis
Known for
The Bellboy
Funny Face
Tamae Kiyokawa
Amatsu Hisako
Also in
The Road I Travel with You
Hideko the Bus Conductor
Ichirô Hayakawa
Hisako
No other roles listed
Tsugundo Maki
Shiga
Also in
Ecstasy of the Black Rose
Gambling Hell
Machiko Soga
Known for
Power Rangers
George Furness
George (uncredited)
Known for
The Mysterians
Jack Cardiff Director · Norman Krasna Screenplay Franz Waxman Composer
United States release June 13, 1962 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Sachiko
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Germany · March 9, 1962
Theatrical
United States · June 13, 1962
Theatrical
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