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The Barbarian and the Geisha (working titles The Townsend Harris Story and The Barbarian) is a 1958 American adventure film directed by John Huston and starring John Wayne. The film was shot primarily on location in Japan. Townsend Harris is appointed the first Consul General to Japan.
A 1958 adventure drama film directed by John Huston and starring John Wayne as the first U.S. Consul General to Japan. The film is based on a true story of his romance with a young geisha, but also takes some liberties with the historical facts.
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- Adventure, Drama, History
- John Huston
- 1958-09-30
The U.S. government dispatches Townsend Harris (John Wayne) to the port village of Shimoda to serve as U.S. consul to Japan. There Harris and his interpreter, Henry Heusken (Sam Jaffe), meet ...
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- John Wayne
- John Huston
- History, Drama
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.
- John Huston
- John Wayne
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of this John Huston-directed film about a romance between a barbarian and a geisha in feudal Japan. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
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.
John Wayne plays Townsend Harris, the first American consul to Japan in 1856, who faces mistrust and danger. He falls in love with a Geisha who helps him achieve his mission of opening Japan to the west.
