在这部日本天皇歌舞/喜剧片中,科科是日本秩父地方的最高刑事总监。歌剧开始，天皇的儿子南基普为了追求他所爱的云云，扮成游唱诗人来到这地方。云云三姐妹都是在科科监护下的美女。王子首先遇见了当地一位贵族皮希·图希，皮希·图希告诉他，当科科做裁缝未发迹时，云云便已许配给科科，又听说科科因调戏罪被判处死刑。因此，伪装的王子说他本人是来此求婚的，之后，科科的死刑改为缓刑，科科又恢复为很有权威、令人可怕的人物……影片由奥斯卡提名的电影制作者维克托·斯科尔辛格（《一夜爱情》 ，《新加坡之路》）执导。美国歌手肯尼·贝克的特色演出，以及一大群享有声誉的多利影视的演员，其中包括马汀·格林还有希尼·格兰维尔。为这部影片增色不少。
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.
