The Mikado
The Mikado
Watch the mikado Cineb. In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of the Mikado in a month's time, Ko-Ko finds a suitable victim in Nanki-Poo, who is distraught over his unrequited love for the maiden Yum-Yum. Nanki-Poo agrees to sacrifice his life if he is allowed to spend his remaining days with Yum-Yum, who is betrothed to Ko-Ko. Filmed live from the 1982 Stratford Festival in Ontario.
- Genre: Music, Comedy
- Country: Canada
- Director: Norman Campbell
- Cast: Gidon Saks, Henry Ingram, Eric Donkin, Richard McMillan, Allen Stewart-Coates, Marie Baron, Karen Wood, Karen Skidmore, Christina James,
