Review of The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957) by Bobby D — 05 Jun 2012
Wow. Never even heard of this and came across by accident on Netflix. Part of 1950's Hollywood and probably the USA's attempt at normalizing relations between America and Japan by todays standards the film although mildly entertaining is a train wreck of racism.
Taken from a play the authors realise this and the Okinawans led by Marlon Brando in Japanese make-up ( I thought Sean Connery looked bizarre) out wit the American Army sent to "educate" them in the days after World War 2.
To his credit Brando does the best he can with the role but still sounds very Brooklynish and his hair looks like he's a young Jor-El from Superman. The cast is good, but Glenn Ford was weak in his part.
This review of The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957) was written by Bobby D on 05 Jun 2012.
The Teahouse of the August Moon has generally received positive reviews.
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