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My Geisha (1962)

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...

  • Comedy
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaineLucy Dell / Yoko Mori
  • Photo of Yves MontandYves MontandPaul Robaix
  • Photo of Edward G. RobinsonEdward G. RobinsonSam Lewis
  • Photo of Robert CummingsRobert CummingsBob Moore
  • Photo of Yoko TaniYoko TaniKazumi Ito
  • Photo of Tatsuo SaitōTatsuo SaitōKenichi Takata
  • Photo of Alex GerryAlex GerryLeonard Lewis
  • Photo of Tamae KiyokawaTamae KiyokawaAmatsu Hisako
  • Photo of Ichirô HayakawaIchirô HayakawaHisako
  • Photo of Tsugundo MakiTsugundo MakiShiga

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