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The Teahouse Of The August Moon (other)
''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' may refer to: * ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' (novel), a 1951 novel written by Vern Sneider * ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' (play), a 1953 Broadway play adapted by John Patrick * ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' (film), a 1956 film adapted by John Patrick, directed by Daniel Mann * ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' (TV film), a 1962 televised version of the play; directed by George Schaefer; a part of the anthology television series ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (see List of ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' episodes) {{DEFAULTSORT:Teahouse of the August Moon, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teahouse Of The August Moon (novel)
''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' is a novel by Vern Sneider published in 1951. The book subsequently was adapted for a play (1953) and film (1956) with the same titles, both written by John Patrick, and later in 1970, the Broadway musical ''Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen'' by Patrick and Stan Freeman. It depicts the activities of U.S. Army military government officers and personnel in occupied Okinawa following World War II. The novel was republished in 2018 by Camphor Press Camphor Press is a British-Taiwanese independent publisher primarily focusing on books about East Asia East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both Geography, geographical and culture, ethno-cultural terms. The modern S .... References External links * * * 1951 American novels American novels adapted into films American novels adapted into plays Novels set during World War II Novels set in Japan G. P. Putnam's Sons books Japan in non-Japanese culture {{1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teahouse Of The August Moon (play)
''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' is a 1953 play written by John Patrick adapted from the 1951 novel by Vern Sneider. The play was later adapted for film in 1956, and the 1970 Broadway musical ''Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen''. The play opened on Broadway in October 1953. It was a Broadway hit, running for 1,027 performances and winning awards including the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play of the Year, the Pulitzer Prize in Drama, and the Tony Award. The play, well regarded for several decades, came to seem old-fashioned with increased understanding and sensitivity of racial issues. The portrayals of the Okinawa characters in the play were seen as offensive, and the generational humor began to lose its impact in the 1970s. Plot summary In the aftermath of World War II, the island of Okinawa was occupied by the American military. Captain Fisby, a young army officer, is transferred to a tiny Okinawa island town called Tobiki by his commanding officer, Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teahouse Of The August Moon (film)
''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' is a 1956 American comedy film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Marlon Brando. It satirizes the U.S. occupation and Americanization of the island of Okinawa following the end of World War II in 1945. John Patrick adapted the screenplay from his own Pulitzer-Prize- and Tony Award-winning Broadway play of 1953. The play was, in turn, adapted from a 1951 novel by Vern J. Sneider. The film was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Misfit Captain Fisby (Glenn Ford) is sent to Americanize the village of Tobiki on Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands. His commanding officer, Colonel Wainwright Purdy III (Paul Ford), assigns him a wily local, Sakini (Marlon Brando), as interpreter. Fisby tries to implement the military's plans by encouraging the villagers to build a school in the shape of a pentagon, but they want to build a teahouse instead. Fisby gradually becomes assimilated to the local customs and mores w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teahouse Of The August Moon (TV Film)
''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' may refer to: * ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' (novel), a 1951 novel written by Vern Sneider * ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' (play), a 1953 Broadway play adapted by John Patrick * ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' (film), a 1956 film adapted by John Patrick, directed by Daniel Mann * ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' (TV film), a 1962 televised version of the play; directed by George Schaefer; a part of the anthology television series ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' (see List of ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' episodes) {{DEFAULTSORT:Teahouse of the August Moon, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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