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Madame Butterfly (Italian: Madama Butterfly) is a 1954 Italian-Japanese musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Kaoru Yachigusa, Nicola Filacuridi and Michiko Tanaka. It is based on the opera Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini.
Original Release
12/29/1954
US Release
04/23/1956
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kaoru Yachigusa | Cio-Cio-San |
| Nicola Filacuridi | Pinkerton / B.F. Pinkerton |
| Michiko Tanaka | Suzuki |
| Ferdinando Lidonni | Sharpless, il Consule / Sharpless |
| Tetsu Nakamura | Il Principe Yamadori / Yamadori |
| Kiyoshi Takagi | Goro |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Bonze / Lo zio Bonzo |
| Josephine Corry | Kate Pinkerton |
| Orietta Moscucci | Singer: Cio-Cio San / Cio-Cio-San |
| Giuseppe Campora | Singer: Lt. Pinkerton / B.F. Pinkerton |
Directors
Writers
Carmine Gallone, John Luther Long, Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, David Belasco, Iwao Mori
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kaoru Yachigusa | Cio-Cio-San |
| Nicola Filacuridi | Pinkerton / B.F. Pinkerton |
| Michiko Tanaka | Suzuki |
| Ferdinando Lidonni | Sharpless, il Consule / Sharpless |
| Tetsu Nakamura | Il Principe Yamadori / Yamadori |
| Kiyoshi Takagi | Goro |
| Yoshio Kosugi | Bonze / Lo zio Bonzo |
| Josephine Corry | Kate Pinkerton |
| Orietta Moscucci | Singer: Cio-Cio San / Cio-Cio-San |
| Giuseppe Campora | Singer: Lt. Pinkerton / B.F. Pinkerton |
| Anna Maria Canali | Suzuki |
| Adelio Zagonara | Il Principe Yamadori |
| Plinio Clabassi | Lo zio Bonzo |
| Paolo Carloni | Singer: Goro |
| Paolo Caroli | Goro |
| Maria Marcangeli | Kate Pinkerton |
| Takarazuka Kagekidan | e con la partipazione del: Geisha |
| Yoshiko Asahina | Geisha Girl / Geisha |
| Kôko Fujinami | Geisha Girl / Geisha |
| Yukiko Ibuki | Geisha Girl / Geisha |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Iwao Mori | Executive Producer |
| Nagamasa Kawakita | Executive Producer |
| Guido Luzzatto | Executive Producer |
| Angelo Rizzoli | Executive Producer |
| Kenichirô Tsunoda | Producer |
