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Cry for Happy

Cry for Happy

1961Movie⏱️ 1h 50mApproved
ComedyRomance
⭐ 5.8
IMDB Rating
394 votes

U.S. Navy photographic team uses Tokyo geisha house as its home.

Director
George Marshall
Writers
Irving Brecher, George Campbell
Stars
Glenn Ford, Donald O'Connor, Miiko Taka
Language
English, Japanese
Country
United States
πŸ’¬ 13
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
as CPO Andy Cyphers
Donald O'Connor
Donald O'Connor
as Murray Prince
Miiko Taka
Miiko Taka
as Chiyoko
James Shigeta
James Shigeta
as Suzuki
Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki
as Harue
Michi Kobi
Michi Kobi
as Harakichi
Howard St. John
Howard St. John
as Vice Adm. Junius B. Bennett
Joe Flynn
Joe Flynn
as John McIntosh
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Chet Douglas
as Lank
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Tsuruko Kobayashi
as Koyuki

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Filming Location
Japan
Production
William Goetz Productions

🏷️ Keywords

naval basewar photographerkorean warjapanbased on novel

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

A Sushi Western
by bkoganbing β€’ 2009-08-07
7/10

"The female oriental stars of Sayonara, Miko Taka and Miyoshi Umeki, team once again for a story dealing with the American occupation of Japan in Cry For Happy. At least the film is not as tragic for Miyoshi as Sayonara was. It's also not as good, but it's also a good deal lighter. The American leads are Glenn Ford who was also in a film about the post war occupation in The Teahouse Of The August Moon and Donald O'Connor. Ford is a Navy CPO in charge of photographic unit and O'Connor is one of his new men, the others being James Shigeta and Chet Douglas. Through an incredib..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

This was originally set up as a starring vehicle for Jack Lemmon and Dean Martin, and when Lemmon departed, for Martin and Robert Wagner. When Glenn Ford was signed, Bobby Darin was expected to join him, but he too became unavailable.

πŸ“– Synopsis

U.S. Navy photographic team uses Tokyo geisha house as its home.