Italy / Dec 29, 1954
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Japanese-Italian adaptation of Puccini's opera.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Orietta Moscucci | Singer: Cio-Cio San |
| Giuseppe Campora | Singer: Lt. Pinkerton |
| Josephine Corry | Kate Pinkerton |
| Yoshiko Asahina | Geisha |
| Kôko Fujinami | Geisha |
| Yukiko Ibuki | Geisha |
| Yutaka Megumi | Geisha |
| Shinobu Nagara | Geisha |
| Hideko Sakurama | Geisha |
| Kaoru Yodo | Geisha |
| Hanayo Sumi | Geisha |
| Mari Tsukushi | Geisha |
| Haruko Tōgō | Geisha |
| Yachiyo Ōtori | Geisha |
Genres
Music
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Madama Butterfly |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Japan, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Produzione Gallone, TOHO, Rizzoli Film |
| Release date | 29 dicembre 1954 |
| Executive producer | Iwao Mori, Nagamasa Kawakita, Guido Luzzatto, Angelo Rizzoli |
| Writer | Luigi Illica, Giuseppe Giacosa, Carmine Gallone, Iwao Mori, Giacomo Puccini, David Belasco, Carla Gervasi |
| Editing | Niccolò Lazzari, Joan Bridge |
| Cinematography | Claude Renoir, Amerigo Gengarelli, Giuseppe Rotunno |
| Assistant directors | Yoshio Aoyama, Franco Cirino, Yasuzō Masumura, Franco Serino, Carmine Gallone |
| Camera operators | Giuseppe Rotunno, Claude Renoir, Amerigo Gengarelli |
| Additional photography | Claude Renoir, Amerigo Gengarelli, Giuseppe Rotunno |
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| Production design | Mario Garbuglia, Ryotaro Mitsubayashi, Italo Tomassi |
| Art direction | Mario Garbuglia, Ryotaro Mitsubayashi, Italo Tomassi |
| Set decoration | Mario Garbuglia, Ryotaro Mitsubayashi, Italo Tomassi |
| Special effects | Joseph Nathanson |
| Music | Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Conca, Ovidio Del Grande, Luigi Ricci, Renzo Rossellini |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande, Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Conca, Luigi Ricci, Renzo Rossellini |
| Costume design | Takazo Raita, Alberto De Rossi, Junjirō Yamada, Renata Magnanti, Kazuko Suzuki |
| Makeup | Alberto De Rossi, Junjirō Yamada, Takazo Raita, Renata Magnanti, Kazuko Suzuki |
| Hairstyling | Takazo Raita, Alberto De Rossi, Junjirō Yamada, Renata Magnanti, Kazuko Suzuki |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Japan / Jun 03, 1955
Germany / Feb 03, 1956 / West Germany
United States / Apr 23, 1956 / New York City, New York
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Austria / Oct 01, 1956 / Exact date unknown
Romania / Feb 15, 1957 / cinema: "Republica"
South Africa / Jan 25, 1958 / Italian Film Festival, Johannesburg
Portugal / Jan 31, 1958
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