The Barbarian and the Geisha
“The geisha girl they sent to love and to destroy the barbarian from the west!”
1958•NR•1h 45m•6.1•Released
DramaRomance
Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility to foreigners, as well as the love of a young geisha.
Director
John Huston
Writer
Charles Grayson
Languages
English, Japanese
Studio
20th Century Fox
Cast
John Wayne
Townsend Harris
Eiko Ando
Okichi
Sam Jaffe
Henry Heusken
So Yamamura
Governor Tamura
Ryuzo Demura
Thug (uncredited)
Takeshi Kumagai
(uncredited)
Fuyukichi Maki
(uncredited)
Kodayu Ichikawa
(uncredited)
Production
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Eugene Frenke
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