Joe Butterfly

1957 1h 30m ★5.9

Joe Butterfly

“The Uproarious Saga of Those Hilarious Heroes Who Took Tokyo in a Storm of Laughter with their Riotous Operation Kimono!”

This movie is "Joe Butterfly" and story line : The staff of "Yank" magazine are among the first American troops into Tokyo after the Japanese surrender. Their mission: produce an issue of the magazine...in three days. To accomplish the seeming impossible, they reluctantly enlist the aid of black marketeer and arch-conniver Joe Butterfly, who sets them up in a palatial private mansion, complete with lovely daughter -- strictly against regulations. How much trouble can our heroes talk their way out of?

Release Date May 29, 1957
Runtime 1h 30m
Language English
Director Jesse Hibbs
Category Comedy
Rating 5.9 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 1957
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