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Kaoru Yachigusa in Madame Butterfly (1954)

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Madame Butterfly

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Director

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  • Carmine Gallone
    Carmine Gallone

Writers

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  • Carmine Gallone
    Carmine Gallone
    screenplay &
  • Iwao Mori
    Iwao Mori
    screenplay
  • John Luther Long
    John Luther Long
    based on the story (as J. L. Long)
  • Giuseppe Giacosa
    Giuseppe Giacosa
    libretto by (as G. Giacosa) &
  • Luigi Illica
    Luigi Illica
    libretto by (as L. Illica)
  • David Belasco
    David Belasco
    play

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Kaoru Yachigusa
    Kaoru Yachigusa
    Kaoru Yachigusa
    Cio-Cio-San
  • Nicola Filacuridi
    Nicola Filacuridi
    B.F. Pinkerton
  • Michiko Tanaka
    Michiko Tanaka
    Suzuki
  • Ferdinando Lidonni
    Ferdinando Lidonni
    Sharpless, il Consule
  • Tetsu Nakamura
    Tetsu Nakamura
    Il Principe Yamadori
    (as Satoshi Nakamura)
  • Kiyoshi Takagi
    Kiyoshi Takagi
    Goro
  • Yoshio Kosugi
    Yoshio Kosugi
    Lo zio Bonzo
  • Josephine Corry
    Josephine Corry
    Kate Pinkerton
  • Orietta Moscucci
    Orietta Moscucci
    Cio-Cio-San
    (singing voice)
  • Giuseppe Campora
    Giuseppe Campora
    B.F. Pinkerton
    (singing voice)
  • Anna Maria Canali
    Anna Maria Canali
    Suzuki
    (singing voice)
  • Adelio Zagonara
    Adelio Zagonara
    Il Principe Yamadori
    (singing voice)
  • Plinio Clabassi
    Plinio Clabassi
    Lo zio Bonzo
    (singing voice)
  • Paolo Carloni
    Paolo Carloni
    Singer: Goro
  • Paolo Caroli
    Paolo Caroli
    Goro
    (singing voice)
  • Maria Marcangeli
    Maria Marcangeli
    Kate Pinkerton
    (singing voice)
  • Takarazuka Kagekidan
    Takarazuka Kagekidan
    e con la partipazione del: Geisha
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Yoshiko Asahina
    Yoshiko Asahina
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Rosetta Calavetta
    Rosetta Calavetta
    Traduttrice delle canzoni giapponesi
    (voice)
  • Arnoldo Foà at an event for Quale amore (2006)
    Arnoldo Foà
    Arnoldo Foà
    Narratore
    (voice)
  • Kôko Fujinami
    Kôko Fujinami
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Yukiko Ibuki
    Yukiko Ibuki
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Yutaka Megumi
    Yutaka Megumi
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Shinobu Nagara
    Shinobu Nagara
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Hideko Sakurama
    Hideko Sakurama
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Hideko Shijo
    Hideko Shijo
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Miyako Sugata
    Miyako Sugata
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Hanayo Sumi
    Hanayo Sumi
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Chieko Tazuru
    Chieko Tazuru
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Harue Toyo
    Harue Toyo
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Mari Tsukushi
    Mari Tsukushi
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Haruko Tôgô
    Haruko Tôgô
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Kaoru Yodo
    Kaoru Yodo
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)
  • Yachiyo Ôtori
    Yachiyo Ôtori
    Geisha Girl
    (as Balletto Takarazuka)

Producers

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  • Nagamasa Kawakita
    Nagamasa Kawakita
    executive producer: Tôhô
  • Guido Luzzatto
    Guido Luzzatto
    executive producer: Produzione Gallone
  • Iwao Mori
    Iwao Mori
    executive producer: Tôhô
  • Angelo Rizzoli
    Angelo Rizzoli
    executive producer: Rizzoli Film
  • Kenichirô Tsunoda
    Kenichirô Tsunoda
    assistant producer (as Kenichiro Tsunoda)

Cinematographer

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  • Claude Renoir
    Claude Renoir
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Niccolò Lazzari
    Niccolò Lazzari
    editor (as Nicolò Lazzari)

Production Design

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  • Mario Garbuglia
    Mario Garbuglia
  • Ryotaro Mitsubayashi
    Ryotaro Mitsubayashi

Costume Designer

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  • Takazo Raita
    Takazo Raita

Makeup Department

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  • Alberto De Rossi
    Alberto De Rossi
    makeup artist
  • Renata Magnanti
    Renata Magnanti
    hair stylist
  • Kazuko Suzuki
    Kazuko Suzuki
    hair stylist
  • Junjirô Yamada
    Junjirô Yamada
    makeup artist (as Junjiro Yamada)

Production Management

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  • Guglielmo Colonna
    Guglielmo Colonna
    post-production supervisor
  • Giulio Fiaschi
    Giulio Fiaschi
    production manager: A.D.C.

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Yoshio Aoyama
    Yoshio Aoyama
    assistant director
  • Franco Cirino
    Franco Cirino
    assistant director
  • Yasuzô Masumura
    Yasuzô Masumura
    assistant director (as Yasuzo Masumura)
  • Franco Serino
    Franco Serino
    assistant director

Art Department

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  • Italo Tomassi
    Italo Tomassi
    set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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  • Ovidio Del Grande
    Ovidio Del Grande
    sound

Special Effects

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  • Joseph Nathanson
    Joseph Nathanson
    special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Amerigo Gengarelli
    Amerigo Gengarelli
    supervising cameraman
  • Giuseppe Rotunno
    Giuseppe Rotunno
    camera operator

Editorial Department

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  • Joan Bridge
    Joan Bridge
    color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department

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  • Giuseppe Conca
    Giuseppe Conca
    chorus master
  • Oliviero De Fabritiis
    Oliviero De Fabritiis
    conductor
  • Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
    Orchestra e Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma
    orchestra and chorus
  • Giacomo Puccini
    Giacomo Puccini
    music by: immortalò con le sue melodie
  • Luigi Ricci
    Luigi Ricci
    assistant conductor
  • Renzo Rossellini
    Renzo Rossellini
    musical consultant

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Carla Gervasi
    Carla Gervasi
    script editor

Additional Crew

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  • Yoshio Aoyama
    Yoshio Aoyama
    choreographer
  • Gualtiero De Angelis
    Gualtiero De Angelis
    voice dubbing: Nicola Filacuridi- spoken dialogue (uncredited)

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