Miko Mayama Movies

As usual, several subplots collide head-on in this M*A*S*H episode. In two related stories, Klinger (Jamie Farr) tries to buy his way out of the army, while Hawkeye (Alan Alda) and B.J. (Mike Farrell) champion the cause of a teenaged Korean draft dodger. And as if that wasn't enough salt for the stew, Col. Potter's (Harry Morgan) beloved mare Sophie mysteriously disappears. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In his efforts to capture a narcotics thief who has killed a cop, Kojak (Telly Savalas) clashes with Federal agents who want the fugitive for themselves. What follows is a jurisdictional turf battle, with neither side yielding an inch. Finally, Kojak decides to defy both the Feds and his own superiors, and launch a personal pursuit of the killer--a chase that leads the detective all the way to California. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

While Jane Hathaway continues spearheading the women's lib movement at Mr. Drysdale's bank, Elly May and Granny have agreed to return to the Clampett mansion, assured that they will be treated as equals from now on. Little do the girls know that, in their absence, Jed and Jethro have hired a trio of Japanese geisha girls to handle all the cookin' and the chores (and to treat the Clampett boys like kings!). As an added fillip, Jethro announces his intention to marry one of the girls, a blushing lass named Miko (Miko Mayama). "Lib and Let Lib" first aired on February 16, 1971, back when feminism was a source of high humor on TV sitcoms. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

In the continuation of a lengthy story arc, budding women's libbers Elly May and Granny have gone on strike against the Clampett males. While the two ladies confer with their sister protestors, Jed and Jethro have an awful time keeping up with the cooking and the cleaning. The boys finally hit upon a solution when Jed secretary hires a trio of subservient geisha girls. Former Petticoat Junction regular Charles Lane appears as Foster Phinney (which happened to be the name of The Beverly Hillbillies' assistant director). "The Teahouse of Jed Clampett" first aired on February 2, 1971. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

The Hawaiians is the sequel to 1969's Hawaii; both films were adapted from the same sprawling novel by James A. Michener. Charlton Heston is top-billed as a sailor who returns to his Hawaiian homestead, only to learn that his grandfather's fortune has been bestowed upon his hated cousin Alec McCowan. As a reprisal, Heston sets up his own pineapple plantation in competition with his cousin. Heston's son John Phillip Law falls in love with the daughter (Virginia Ann Lee) of a Chinese farmer (Mako). The issue of miscegenation rears its ugly head, but by the end of this very long film Heston's family is united by marriage to the Chinese clan. The British title of The Hawaiians was Master of the Islands. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Fort Courage endures a Japanese invasion in the form of a fierce Samurai warrior (Mako), who has arrived in town in pursuit of a runaway Japanese girl named Miko (Miko Mayama). In their efforts to protect the girl, the troopers run the risk of seeing their fort reduced to rubble by the warrior's powerful karate chops. As it turns out, the strongest defense against the Samurai's hands is little Miko herself . ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cary Grant made his last film appearance before retiring from the screen in this agreeable piece of fluff based on the 1943 comedy The More the Merrier, which dealt with the romantic complications inherent in the housing shortage in Washington D.C. during World War II. In Walk, Don't Run, the story is updated to a housing shortage in Tokyo during the Olympic Games of 1964. British industrialist Sir William Rutland (Cary Grant) arrives in Tokyo two days before the start of the games and cannot find any suitable accommodations. As a result, he answers an ad for an "apartment to share" and convinces the occupant, Christine Easton (Samantha Eggar), to rent a room to him. The next day he meets the handsome Steve Davis (Jim Hutton), a member of the United States Olympic walking team. Steve also needs a room and convinces Christine to take him on as a second tenant. After meeting Christine's pompous fiancé, Julius D. Haversack (John Standing), Rutland begins to ply his matchmaking skills in an effort to get Christine and Steve to fall in love with each other. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi