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The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)

TV_G  105 min  -  Adventure | Drama | History   -  30 September 1958 (USA)
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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... See full summary »

Director:

John Huston

Writers:

Charles Grayson (screenplay), Ellis St. Joseph (story), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

John Wayne, Eiko Ando and Sam Jaffe
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Cast

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John Wayne ...
Eiko Ando Eiko Ando ...
Okichi
Sam Jaffe Sam Jaffe ...
Sô Yamamura ...
Governor Tamura (as 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. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Japan | Japanese Woman | Intrigue | Japanese | Samurai  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | History | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Der Barbar und die Geisha See more »

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)
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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Based on the true story of American diplomat Townsend Harris, his time in Japan in the 1850s and 60s, and his romance with a 17-year-old geisha named Kichi. Their story is one of the most well-known folk tales in Japan. The real Harris died in New York in 1878, and the real Kichi committed suicide in Shimoda in 1892. See more »

Goofs

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: At one point, Townsend calls to his Chinese servant Sam; this was not, as some thought, a mistaken reference to an actor's real name. See more »

Connections

Referenced in John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989) See more »