The Mikado

The Mikado

🎞️ Movie 150 min CA
โ˜… 8.4 /10 1983

The Town of Titipu

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. This is the Stratford Festival of Canada, directed by Brian Macdonald. This is a filmed version of a stage performance, and the sets are beautifully spare and economical.

Cast

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Gidon Saks
The Mikado of Japan
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Henry Ingram
Nanki Poo
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Eric Donkin
Ko Ko
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Richard McMillan
Pooh Bah
Allen Stewart-Coates
Allen Stewart-Coates
Pish Tush
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Marie Baron
Yum Yum
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Karen Wood
Pitti Sing
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Karen Skidmore
Peep Bo
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Christina James
Katisha
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Aggie Cekuta
Chorus
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Arthur Sullivan
Composer