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In Nagasaki, the young Cio-Cio-San marries U.S. naval officer B. F. Pinkerton, who regards the marriage as temporary. After Pinkerton leaves, she waits three years and gives birth to their son. Pinkerton returns with his American wife, who plans to raise the child. Cio-Cio-San agrees to give him up, bids farewell to her son, and dies by suicide.
In her home overlooking a Japanese harbor, Cho-Cho-San waits for Lieutenant Pinkerton to return. Pressured to accept another suitor, she clings to her marriage as an American consul struggles to tell her that Pinkerton has a new wife.
In Nagasaki, the young Cio-Cio-San marries U.S. naval officer B. F. Pinkerton, who regards the marriage as temporary. After Pinkerton leaves, she waits three years and gives birth to their son. Pinkerton returns with his American wife, who plans to raise the child. Cio-Cio-San agrees to give him up, bids farewell to her son, and dies by suicide.
In her home overlooking a Japanese harbor, Cho-Cho-San waits for Lieutenant Pinkerton to return. Pressured to accept another suitor, she clings to her marriage as an American consul struggles to tell her that Pinkerton has a new wife.