The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)

  • NR
  • 09/30/1958 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 45m

The geisha girl they sent to love and to destroy the barbarian from the west!

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.

Charles Grayson

Writer

John Huston

Director

Ellis St. Joseph

Story

Cast

John Wayne's headshot

John Wayne

Townsend Harris
Eiko Ando's headshot

Eiko Ando

Okichi
Sam Jaffe's headshot

Sam Jaffe

Henry Heusken
Sō Yamamura's headshot

Sō Yamamura

Governor Tamura
Ryuzo Demura's headshot

Ryuzo Demura

Thug (uncredited)
Takeshi Kumagai's headshot

Takeshi Kumagai

(uncredited)
Fuyukichi Maki's headshot

Fuyukichi Maki

(uncredited)
Kodayu Ichikawa's headshot

Kodayu Ichikawa

(uncredited)

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