The Cool Mikado (1963)
1h 21m
Running Time
January 7, 1963Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
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
Pete Murray
William S. Gilbert
Writer
Lew Schwarz
Writer
Burt Kwouk
Art teacher (uncredited)
Marianne Stone
Espresso waitress (uncredited)
Michael Winner
Aeroplane passenger (uncredited) / Director / 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
Fred Burnley
Supervising Editor
Derek Barrington
Production Design
Details.
Wiki.
The Cool Mikado is a British musical film released in 1963, directed by Michael Winner starring Frankie Howerd, Lionel Blair and Stubby Kaye. It was produced by Harold Baim, with music arranged by Martin Slavin and John Barry. The script was written by Michael Winner from an adaptation by Maurice Browning.