The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
The geisha girl they sent to love and to destroy the barbarian from the west!
1958 · NR · 1h 45m · Drama, Romance
Genres: Drama, Romance
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
Writers: Ellis St. Joseph, Charles Grayson
Music by: Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography: Charles G. Clarke
Editor: Stuart Gilmore
Cast
John Wayne as Townsend HarrisEiko Ando as OkichiSam Jaffe as Henry HeuskenSo Yamamura as Governor TamuraRyuzo Demura as Thug (uncredited)Takeshi Kumagai as (uncredited)Fuyukichi Maki as (uncredited)Kodayu Ichikawa as (uncredited)More like this
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