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The Barbarian and the Geisha

The geisha girl they sent to love and to destroy the barbarian from the west!
Sep 30, 1958 · 1h 45m
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Drama
Romance

PLOT

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)
Directed by John Huston

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
20th Century Fox
Country
US

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