Madame Butterfly's Illusion
Butterfly, a faithful Japanese wife, waits patiently in Nagasaki for the return of her American husband, Pinkerton. She sees the Stars and Stripes fluttering atop an approaching ship and rightly surmises that Pinkerton is onboard. However, the feckless foreigner is arriving in the company of his "real" Caucasian wife, causing the heartbroken Butterfly to commit suicide. This masterpiece of Japanese silhouette animation makes the best of its source material.
Release Date
May 16, 1940Runtime
12 minGenres
AnimationDirected by
Tobiishi Nakaya, Wagoro AraiLanguage
JapaneseBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
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