Film
The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958 · 1h 45m · Drama · Romance
The geisha girl they sent to love and to destroy the barbarian from the west!
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Overview
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.
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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)
Crew
- John HustonDirector
- Charles GraysonWriter
- Ellis St. JosephStory
- Eugene FrenkeProducer
- Darryl F. ZanuckExecutive Producer
- Charles G. ClarkeDirector of Photography
- Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
- Stuart GilmoreEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 30, 1958
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
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