Movie: "The Mikado"
| Release Date: | May 1939 |
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| Genres: | Comedy / Musical |
| Awards | Nominated for Oscar. |
| Runtime: | 90 min. |
| Cast: | Kenny Baker (Nanki-Poo), Martyn Green (Ko-Ko) Sydney Granville (Pooh-Bah) John Barclay (The Mikado) Gregory Stroud (Pish-Tush) Jean Colin (Yum-Yum) Constance Willis (Katisha) Elizabeth Paynter (Pitti-Sing) Kathleen Naylor (Peep-Bo) |
Storyline: In a mythical Japan, Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, has been appointed Lord High Executioner and must find someone to execute before the arrival of the ruling Mikado. He lights upon Nanki-Poo, a strolling minstrel who loves the beautiful Yum-Yum. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. Ko-Ko offers to solve both their problems by executing Nanki-Poo, and an agreement is reached whereby Ko-Ko will allow Nanki-Poo to marry Yum-Yum for one month, at the end of which Nanki-Poo will be executed, in time for the arrival of the Mikado. But what Ko-Ko doesn't know is that Nanki-Poo is the son of the Mikado and has run away to avoid a betrothal to an old harridan named Katisha. The arrival of the Mikado brings all the threads of the tale together.
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