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Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

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Cio-Cio-San, a young Japanese geisha, seeks to fulfill her dreams through marriage to an American naval officer. Her faith in their future is shattered by his empty vows and the loss she endures touches something deep within us all.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

135 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

22 November 1995

Country

France

Cast

Ying Huang

Ying Huang

Cio-Cio-San

Richard Troxell

Richard Troxell

Lt. Benjamin F. Pinkerton

Yoshi Oida

Yoshi Oida

Butterfly's Father

Ning Liang

Ning Liang

Suzuki

Richard Cowan

Richard Cowan

Sharpless

Jing Ma Fan

Jing Ma Fan

Goro

Constance Hauman

Constance Hauman

Kate Pinkerton

Christopheren Nomura

Christopheren Nomura

Prince Yamadori

Kusukabe Yo

Kusukabe Yo

Uncle Bonze

Kamel Touati

Kamel Touati

Uncle Yakuside

Miki-Lou Pinard

Miki-Lou Pinard

The Child

Qing Wu

Qing Wu

Imperial Commissary

Nabil Agoun

Nabil Agoun

The Orderly Officer

Lofti Bahri

Lofti Bahri

Officer in Charge

Salem Zahrouni

Salem Zahrouni

The Photographer

Therese Ngyuyen Ba Hau

Therese Ngyuyen Ba Hau

Butterfly's Mother

Wen-Juan Zhao

Wen-Juan Zhao

The Cousin

Midori Mornet

Midori Mornet

The Aunt

Abdellaziz Aslen

Abdellaziz Aslen

Servant

Santy Norasingh

Santy Norasingh

Servant

Wahid Touihri

Wahid Touihri

Pousse-Pousse

Satsuki Ashibe

Satsuki Ashibe

Geisha

Azuki Hagino

Azuki Hagino

Geisha

Corinne Chhea

Corinne Chhea

Geisha

Tsuyu Shimizu

Tsuyu Shimizu

Geisha

Sonia Ung

Sonia Ung

Geisha

Ae Jea Winslow

Ae Jea Winslow

Geisha

Emeline Yun

Emeline Yun

Geisha

Lakshmi Yun

Lakshmi Yun

Geisha

Bassam Bouchoucha

Bassam Bouchoucha

Porter

Chen Wei

Chen Wei

Porter

Mohammed Fatnassi

Mohammed Fatnassi

Porter

Abdul Hejazi

Abdul Hejazi

Porter

Arnaud Kuroda

Arnaud Kuroda

Porter

Moktar Toumi

Moktar Toumi

Porter

Marc Ellsbury

Marc Ellsbury

Bonzillon

Justin O'Friel

Justin O'Friel

Bonzillon

Huynh Al

Huynh Al

The Family

Eat Aslen

Eat Aslen

The Family

Sihem Belkhodja

Sihem Belkhodja

The Family

Janis Belkilani

Janis Belkilani

The Family

Nawel Chelbi

Nawel Chelbi

The Family

Karen Choe

Karen Choe

The Family

Gong Da

Gong Da

The Family

Wu Dazhi

Wu Dazhi

The Family

Thi Kiem Doan

Thi Kiem Doan

The Family

Trinh Hoc Doan

Trinh Hoc Doan

The Family

Nathalie Duong

Nathalie Duong

The Family

Mean Ellouze

Mean Ellouze

The Family

Omaya Harrar

Omaya Harrar

The Family

Saeko Homma

Saeko Homma

The Family

Zuka Jajdoub

Zuka Jajdoub

The Family

Wi Jinpeng

Wi Jinpeng

The Family

Yoko Kanai

Yoko Kanai

The Family

Hero Kawashima

Hero Kawashima

The Family

Mikiko Kojima

Mikiko Kojima

The Family

Ann MacKenzie

Ann MacKenzie

The Family

Aicha Mechmech

Aicha Mechmech

The Family

Ya Ning

Ya Ning

The Family

Khouane Thong Norasingh

Khouane Thong Norasingh

The Family

Thatsaphone Norasingh

Thatsaphone Norasingh

The Family

Yang Ya Ping

Yang Ya Ping

The Family

Habib Raies

Habib Raies

The Family

Pum Robinson

Pum Robinson

The Family

Duong Seng

Duong Seng

The Family

Lucia Tadena

Lucia Tadena

The Family

Cao Truong

Cao Truong

The Family

Minh-Canh Truong

Minh-Canh Truong

The Family

Thi Bach Truong

Thi Bach Truong

The Family

Bazri Wis

Bazri Wis

The Family

Alain Yamasaki

Alain Yamasaki

The Family

Fusae Yamasaki

Fusae Yamasaki

The Family

Yo Yoshimatsu

Yo Yoshimatsu

The Family

Marie-Christine Andre

Marie-Christine Andre

Shadow Theatre

Leocadie Baka

Leocadie Baka

Shadow Theatre

Olivier Charvet

Olivier Charvet

Shadow Theatre

Suzanna Scott

Suzanna Scott

Shadow Theatre

Edmund-Zelotes Tolliver

Edmund-Zelotes Tolliver

Imperial Commissary, Uncle Bonze (voice)

Laurence Monteyrol

Laurence Monteyrol

Butterfly's Mother (voice)

Catherine Napoli

Catherine Napoli

The Cousin (voice)

Asaya Otsuka

Asaya Otsuka

The Aunt (voice)

Richard Tronc

Richard Tronc

Uncle Yakuside (voice)

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