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 ... See full summary
The Mikado (1973) Online
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.
Credited cast: | |||
Valerie Masterson | - | Yum-Yum | |
David Hillman | - | Nanki-Poo | |
Philip Sommerscales | - | Pish-Tush | |
Ian Wallace | - | Pooh-Bah | |
Derek Hammond-Stroud | - | Ko-Ko | |
Sara De Javelin | - | Peep-Bo | |
Janet Hughes | - | Pitti-Sing | |
Heather Begg | - | Katisha | |
Richard Angas | - | The Mikado of Japan | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Ambrosian Opera Chorus | - | Chorus |
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