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The Barbarian and the Geisha poster

The Barbarian and the Geisha

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

60
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NR 1958 · 1h 45m
Drama, Romance
Starring John Wayne · Sam Jaffe · So Yamamura
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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.

Theatrical
Sep 30, 1958
Director
John Huston
Writer
Ellis St. Joseph
Producers
Eugene Frenke, Darryl F. Zanuck
Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Studio
20th Century Fox
Keywords
japan geisha consul 19th century
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Cast

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J
John Wayne
Townsend Harris
S
Sam Jaffe
Henry Heusken
S
So Yamamura
Governor Tamura
T
Takeshi Kumagai
(uncredited)
F
Fuyukichi Maki
(uncredited)
K
Kodayu Ichikawa
(uncredited)
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