The Mikado 85 years old

In a mythical Japan, Ko-Ko, a cheap tailor, has been appointed Lord High Executioner and must find someone to execute before the arrival of the ruling Mikado. He lights upon Nanki-Poo, a strolling minstrel who loves the beautiful Yum-Yum. But Yum-Yum is also loved by Ko-Ko, and Nanki-Poo, seeing no hope for his love, considers suicide. Ko-Ko offers to solve both their problems by executing Nanki-Poo, and an agreement is reached whereby Ko-Ko will allow Nanki-Poo to marry Yum-Yum for one month, at the end of which Nanki-Poo will be executed, in time for the arrival of the Mikado. But what Ko-Ko doesn't know is that Nanki-Poo is the son of the Mikado and has run away to avoid a betrothal to an old harridan named Katisha. The arrival of the Mikado brings all the threads of the tale together

Credits

Kenny Baker as Nanki-Poo

Leslie Phillips as Boy

Sydney Granville as Pooh-Bah

Jean Colin as Yum-Yum

John Barclay as The Mikado

Martyn Green as Ko-Ko

The Mikado Cast

Name	Character
Kenny Baker He was 4, 81 years old when he died	as Nanki-Poo
Leslie Phillips He was 15, now 100 years old	as Boy
Sydney Granville He was 59, 79 years old when he died	as Pooh-Bah
Jean Colin She was 34, 83 years old when she died	as Yum-Yum
John Barclay He was 357, 396 years old when he died	as The Mikado
Martyn Green He was 40, 75 years old when he died	as Ko-Ko

The Mikado Crew

Name	Department
Victor Schertzinger as Director. He was 51 (53) years old when He died	Directing
William S. Gilbert as Writer.	Writing

The Mikado (85 years)

Release day: Monday, May 01, 1939
Runtime: 90 minutes