The Teahouse of the August Moon(Movie, 1956)

Name: The Teahouse of the August Moon
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1956
Duration: T02:3:00
Rating: 3

FSK: 12+ years

| 2h 3min | Genre: Comedy

Rating: 3.0/5 (with 16 votes)

The Teahouse of the August Moon is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Marlon Brando. It satirizes the U.S. occupation and Americanization of the island of Okinawa following the end of World War II in 1945. 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. The supporting cast features Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyō, Eddie Albert, Paul Ford and Harry Morgan. ()

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About The Teahouse of the August Moon

An Okinawan translator introduces U.S. occupation forces to the joys of local life.

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The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) - Trailer(Trailer, 3:44)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Japan

Plays in: Japan

Made by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA)

Translated into 10 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 01/01/1956 (World premiere: 07/01/1957)

Cast: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyō, Eddie Albert, Jun Negami, Harry Morgan, Paul Ford, Wolfgang Kieling, Arno Paulsen, Hans Dieter Zeidler, Alfred Balthoff, Gerd Frickhöffer, Stanislav Ledinek

Director: Daniel Mann

Producer: Jack Cummings

Screenwriter: Vern Sneider

Film Editor: Harold F. Kress

Director of Photography: John Alton

Composer: Saul Chaplin

Production Designer: William A. Horning

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Casa de Chá do Luar de Agosto"

"La casa de té de la luna de agosto"

"Чайный домик августовской луны"

Keywords: post war japan, interpreter, japan, tea house, okinawa, based on play or musical, satire, democracy, village

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