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The Mikado is a 1967 British musical film adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's 1885 comic opera of the same name. The film was directed by Stuart Burge and was a slightly edited adaptation of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's production of The Mikado and used all D'Oyly Carte singers.
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.
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- Musical
- Stuart Burge
- 1967-03-15
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The arrival of the Mikado brings all the threads of the tale together. 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.
In ancient Japan, young Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, runs away from home rather than marry the elderly woman his father has chosen for him. Disguised as a wandering minstrel, he arrives at Titipu and learns that his beloved Yum-Yum is to be wed to her guardian, Ko-Ko, the newly-appointed Lord High Executioner.
- Stuart Burge
- D'oyly Carte Opera Company
The Mikado. (1967) In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of the Mikado in a month's...
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.
