The Cool Mikado
0 %|Jan 7, 1963|Music, Comedy
In this musical, the Gilbert and Sullivan classic is updated and set in post-war Japan. This time, the trouble begins when a soldier, the son of a Yankee judge, falls in love with a Japanese girl. This enrages her Yakuza fiancé who kidnaps him.
Featured Crew
Michael Winner
Director
Michael Winner
Screenplay
Harold Baim
Producer
Dennis Ayling
Director of Photography
Martin Curtis
Director of Photography
Maurice Browning
Adaptation
W.S. Gilbert
Original Story
Frank Gilpin
Editor
Cast
Frankie Howerd
Ko-Ko Flintridge
Stubby Kaye
Judge Herbert Mikado / Charlie Hotfleisch
Mike Winters
Mike
Bernie Winters
Bernie
Tommy Cooper
Pooh-Bah, Private Detective
Dennis Price
Ronald Fortescue
Jacqueline Jones
Katie Shaw
Kevin Scott
Hank Mikado
Jill Mai Meredith
Yum-Yum
Lionel Blair
Nanki
Burt Kwouk
Art teacher (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Espresso waitress (uncredited)
Michael Winner
Aeroplane passenger (uncredited)