Madame Butterfly (1954 film)

Madame Butterfly (Italian: Madama Butterfly) is a 1954 musical film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Kaoru Yachigusa, Nicola Filacuridi and Michiko Tanaka.^[3] It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera, Madama Butterfly which is based on David Belasco's short story of the same name.

Madame Butterfly
Directed by	Carmine Gallone
Screenplay by	Carmine Gallone Iwao Mori[1]
Based on	Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini
Starring	Kaoru Yachigusa Nicola Filacuridi Michiko Tanaka
Cinematography	Claude Renoir[1]
Edited by	Niccolò Lazzari[1]
Music by	Giacomo Puccini[1]
Production companies	Toho Rizzoli Films Gallone[1]
Distributed by	Dear Film (Italy) Toho (Japan)
Release dates	1954 (1954) (Italy[citation needed]) 3 June 1955 (1955-06-03) (Japan)
Running time	81 minutes[2]
Countries	Italy Japan[1]
Language	Italian

Cast

• Kaoru Yachigusa as Madame Butterfly, sung by Orietta Moscucci^[4]
• Nicola Filacuridi as Pinkerton, sung by Giuseppe Campora
• Michiko Tanaka as Suzuki, sung by Gianna Maria Canale
• Ferdinando Lidonni as Sharpless, the Consul
• Kiyoshi Takagi as Goro, sung by Paolo Carloni
• Yoshio Kosugi as Bonze, sung by Plinio Clabassi
• Tetsu Nakamura as Yamadori, sung by Adelio Zagonara
• Josephine Corry as Kate Pinkerton

Production

Madame Butterfly was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome between October and December 1954.^[1]

Release

Madame Butterfly was distributed theatrically in Japan on 3 June 1955.^[1] It was released in the United States by I.F.E. in Italian with English subtitles on 23 April 1956.^[1] It was reissued in 1970 by Cinemation Industries.^[1]