Flower Drum Song is a 1961 English-language Comedy Musical movie directed by Henry Koster and produced by Ross Hunter and Joseph Fields under the banner of Hunter-Fields Productions. Flower drum song stars Nancy Kwan in the title role along with an ensemble cast including James Shigeta, Miyoshi Umeki, Jack Soo, Benson Fong, Juanita Hall and Reiko Sato. The screenplay is written by Joseph Fields which is inspired from Flower Drum Song by Oscar Hammerstein II Joseph Fields The Flower Drum Song by C. Y. Lee. The music was composed by Richard Rodgers along with Alfred Newman and Oscar Hammerstein Ii. Cinematography was done by Russell Metty and editing by Milton Carruth. The film has a running time of 132 minutes. It was released on 28th March 1962. Flower Drum Song was made on a budget of $4 million and at the box office it grossed only $0 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Universal-International. Chinese stowaway Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco with her father to meet her fiancé, wealthy nightclub owner Sammy Fong (Jack Soo), in an arranged marriage, but the groom has his eye on his star singer Linda Low (Nancy Kwan). This film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical is filled with memorable song-and-dance numbers showcasing the contrast between Mei Li's traditional family and her growing fascination with American culture. Written by alfiehitchie