Operation Teahouse

Operation Teahouse

5 mins | Documentary | Nov. 29, 1956

Short promotional film for "The Teahouse of the August Moon". The cast and crew are shown arriving in Japan and being welcomed by the Japanese, and then shown in various clips around the set The location shooting is done at Nara, where a small town is constructed on approximately 11 acres of land. Local villagers watch the filming. MGM is praised for using Japanese locations, promoting international relations, etc. The short wraps up with construction of the Teahouse set and a clip of the feature film to show the result.

Operation Teahouse

5 mins | Documentary | Nov. 29, 1956

Operation Teahouse
Short promotional film for "The Teahouse of the August Moon". The cast and crew are shown arriving in Japan and being welcomed by the Japanese, and then shown in various clips around the set The location shooting is done at Nara, where a small town is constructed on approximately 11 acres of land. Local villagers watch the filming. MGM is praised for using Japanese locations, promoting international relations, etc. The short wraps up with construction of the Teahouse set and a clip of the feature film to show the result.
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Operation Teahouse
Directors
Writers

Cast

Marlon Brando

as Self

Glenn Ford

as Self

Machiko Kyō

as Self

Jack Cummings

as Self

Daniel Mann

as Self

Eddie Albert

as Self

Harry Morgan

as Self

George Fenneman

as Self