Madame Butterfly

1995

2h 15m

6.4(9 votes)

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Overview

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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82 members

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Ying Huang

Cio-Cio-San

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Richard Troxell

Lt. Benjamin F. Pinkerton

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Yoshi Oida

Butterfly's Father

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Ning Liang

Suzuki

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Richard Cowan

Sharpless

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Jing Ma Fan

Goro

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Constance Hauman

Kate Pinkerton

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Christopheren Nomura

Prince Yamadori

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Kusukabe Yo

Uncle Bonze

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Kamel Touati

Uncle Yakuside

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Miki-Lou Pinard

The Child

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Qing Wu

Imperial Commissary

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Nabil Agoun

The Orderly Officer

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Lofti Bahri

Officer in Charge

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Salem Zahrouni

The Photographer

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Therese Ngyuyen Ba Hau

Butterfly's Mother

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Wen-Juan Zhao

The Cousin

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Midori Mornet

The Aunt

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Abdellaziz Aslen

Servant

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Santy Norasingh

Servant

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Wahid Touihri

Pousse-Pousse

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Satsuki Ashibe

Geisha

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Azuki Hagino

Geisha

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Corinne Chhea

Geisha

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Tsuyu Shimizu

Geisha

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Sonia Ung

Geisha

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Ae Jea Winslow

Geisha

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Emeline Yun

Geisha

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Lakshmi Yun

Geisha

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Bassam Bouchoucha

Porter

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Wei Chen

Porter

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Mohammed Fatnassi

Porter

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Abdul Hejazi

Porter

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Arnaud Kuroda

Porter

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Moktar Toumi

Porter

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Marc Ellsbury

Bonzillon

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Justin O'Friel

Bonzillon

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Huynh Al

The Family

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Eat Aslen

The Family

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Sihem Belkhodja

The Family

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Janis Belkilani

The Family

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Nawel Chelbi

The Family

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Karen Choe

The Family

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Gong Da

The Family

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Wu Dazhi

The Family

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Thi Kiem Doan

The Family

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Trinh Hoc Doan

The Family

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Nathalie Duong

The Family

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Mean Ellouze

The Family

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Omaya Harrar

The Family

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Saeko Homma

The Family

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Zuka Jajdoub

The Family

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Wi Jinpeng

The Family

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Yoko Kanai

The Family

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Hero Kawashima

The Family

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Mikiko Kojima

The Family

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Ann MacKenzie

The Family

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Aicha Mechmech

The Family

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Ya Ning

The Family

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Khouane Thong Norasingh

The Family

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Thatsaphone Norasingh

The Family

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Yang Ya Ping

The Family

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Habib Raies

The Family

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Pum Robinson

The Family

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Duong Seng

The Family

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Lucia Tadena

The Family

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Cao Truong

The Family

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Minh-Canh Truong

The Family

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Thi Bach Truong

The Family

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Bazri Wis

The Family

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Alain Yamasaki

The Family

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Fusae Yamasaki

The Family

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Yo Yoshimatsu

The Family

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Marie-Christine Andre

Shadow Theatre

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Leocadie Baka

Shadow Theatre

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Olivier Charvet

Shadow Theatre

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Suzanna Scott

Shadow Theatre

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Edmund-Zelotes Tolliver

Imperial Commissary, Uncle Bonze (voice)

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Laurence Monteyrol

Butterfly's Mother (voice)

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Catherine Napoli

The Cousin (voice)

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Asaya Otsuka

The Aunt (voice)

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Richard Tronc

Uncle Yakuside (voice)

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