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Written by John Patrick, The Teahouse of the August Moon describes the attempts of U. S. officers to inflict democracy upon the remote Okinawan village of Tobiki. A young college professor turned army captain, effectively played by John Forsythe, is sent to Tobiki with explicit instructions: he must build a pentagon-shaped school, deliver a lecture series on democracy, and establish a Women's League for Democratic Action. Forsythe is quite natural and convincing in the role...

Author: By Richard H. Ullman, | Title: Teahouse of the August Moon | 10/1/1953 | See Source »

...Teahouse of the August Moon, by Vern Sneider. The U.S. Army sets out to re-educate an Okinawan village and, thanks to ingrained Okinawan philosophy and a couple of geisha girls, gets a dose of re-education of its own (TIME, June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: RECENT & READABLE, Aug. 20, 1951 | 8/20/1951 | See Source »

...Teahouse of the August Moon, by Vern Sneider. The U.S. Army sets out to re-educate an Okinawan village and,thanks to ingrained Okinawan philosophy and a couple of geisha girls, gets a dose of reeducation of its own (TIME, June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: RECENT & READABLE, Aug. 13, 1951 | 8/13/1951 | See Source »

...Teahouse of the August Moon, by Vern Sneider. The U.S. Army sets out to re-educate an Okinawan village and, thanks to ingrained Okinawan philosophy and a couple of geisha girls, gets a dose of re-education of its own (TIME, June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: RECENT & READABLE, Aug. 6, 1951 | 8/6/1951 | See Source »

...Teahouse of the August Moon, by Vern Sneider. The U.S. Army sets out to re-educate an Okinawan village and, thanks to ingrained Okinawan philosophy and a couple of geisha girls, gets a dose of re-education of its own (TIME, June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: RECENT & READABLE, Jul. 30, 1951 | 7/30/1951 | See Source »

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