''Geisha Girl'' is a 1952 American adventure film directed and produced by

George Breakston George Paul Breakston (January 22, 1920 – May 21, 1973) was a French-American actor, film producer, producer and film director, active in Hollywood from his days as a child actor in Andy Hardy films in the 1930s (where he played the charac ...

and C. Ray Stahl, and starring Steve Forrest,

Martha Hyer Martha Hyer (August 10, 1924 – May 31, 2014) was an American actress who played Gwen French in ''Some Came Running'' (1958), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her autobiography, ''Finding My Way ...

Tetsu Nakamura , also known as Kaka Murad (Pashto: , transl. "Uncle Nakamura"), (15 September 1946 – 4 December 2019), was a Japanese physician and honorary Afghan citizen who headed Peace Japan Medical Services (PMS), an aid group known as ''Peshawar-kai'' ...

, Heihachirō Ōkawa, and Dekao Yokoo. The full film was shot in Tokyo, Japan. The plot was, in fact, created so as to educate American viewers of such Japanese traditions as a Kabuki theater presentation, a Buddhist religious ceremony, and a geisha house. Despite these features, the Japanese people were presented as stock characters or buffoons. Martha Hyer did not play the main role in the film, yet got the top billing.

Plot

Two American soldiers—Rocky Wilson ( Steve Forrest) and Archie McGregor (Archer MacDonald)—serve in the

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. One day they are on the leave in Tokyo. The easygoing duo wants to visit night clubs and bars, but GIs are not allowed to enter there. Therefore, the two want to find civilian clothing to do what they want. They go to a recommended black market shop and buy new cloth. Archie discovers strange pills in the breastpocket of the suit jacket, and the sales clerck wants to cancel the deal, but they are interrupted by the military police. Rocky and Archie are trailed to a bar where Mr. Nakano (

), who is a powerful gang leader, encounter them and invites them to visit his home, mentioning that there is a geisha school there. Rocky Wilson and Archie McGregor are accompanied by stewardess Peggy Barnes (

), who is actually a government spy trying to track down the mysterious pills because they are very powerful explosives, even more dangerous than a nuclear bomb. Nakano, assisted by his henchmen and some geisha, tries to get the pills from Archie but fails to do so because one geisha girl, Michiko, informs Peggy who, in turn, informs the police. The police captain forcefully invites Zoro ( Dekao Yokoo), a powerful hypnotist, to get involved in the events. The gangsters keep on chasing the pills, but the conjuror-magician finally manages to subdue the villains. The two soldiers are left in the Peggy Burnes's custody.

Cast

* Steve Forrest as Rocky Wilson *

as Peggy Burnes *Archer MacDonald as Archie MacGregor *

as Tetsu Nakano * Heihachirō Ōkawa as Police Inspector * Dekao Yokoo as Zoro *Michiyo Naoki as Michiko *Ralph Nagara as Betto

Reception

Hal Erickson of

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gave the film 1.5 stars out of five.

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* * {{George Breakston 1952 films 1950s mystery films Films about geisha Films set in Tokyo Films shot in Japan 1952 adventure films Films directed by George Breakston Films scored by Albert Glasser Japan in non-Japanese culture American adventure films American mystery films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films

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