The Teahouse of the August Moon
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.
Plot
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.
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| author | Vern Sneider |
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| contentLocation | Japan |
| director | Daniel Mann |
| editor | Harold F. Kress |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | build commanding officer farm geisha geta hide kimono ochaya okinawa okinawa island organic farming ryukyu islands scap straw hat supreme commander of the allied powers teahouse than the yukata |
| musicBy | Saul Chaplin |
| producer | Jack Cummings |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
| recordedAt | Japan |
| theme | satirical |