The Teahouse of the August Moon
“All The Riotous Fun Of The Prize-Winning Stage Comedy!”
In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead.
Genres
Comedy
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Teahouse of the August Moon performed
Budget
$3.9M
Worldwide Gross
$8.9M
Gross Profit
$5.0M
Return
2.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Sakini
Marlon Brando
Sakini
Captain Fisby
Glenn Ford
Captain Fisby
Captain McLean
Eddie Albert
Captain McLean
Wainwright Purdy III
Paul Ford
Wainwright Purdy III
Lotus Blossom
Machiko Kyō
Lotus Blossom
Sergeant Gregovich
Harry Morgan
Sergeant Gregovich
Mr. Seiko
Jun Negami
Mr. Seiko
Miss Higa Jiga
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Miss Higa Jiga
Little Girl
Mitsuko Sawamura
Little Girl
Soldier (uncredited)
Carlo Fiore
Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Carlo Fiore
Soldier (uncredited)
Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Harvey Jr.
Soldier (uncredited)
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