John Huston later dismissed this film, claiming that the final version, re-cut by the studio, didn't resemble his vision at all and that he would've liked to have his name removed from the credits. Stylistically, Huston wanted to make it a particularly Japanese film in terms of photography, pacing, color and narration. According to him, only bits of this attempt were still intact and visible in the theatrical version.
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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.
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This film was doomed from the start,Wayne was reluctant to make it;then to
make matters worse he fell out with Houston who was directing.
After filming had been completed,Houston moved on to other projects,Wayne
however was not satisfied and had whole scenes reshot and re edited,the
finished product was a mish mash of styles with the Duke trying to play a
Cowboy in Japan.
This film was doomed from the start,Wayne was reluctant to make it;then to make matters worse he fell out with Houston who was directing. After filming had been completed,Houston moved on to other projects,Wayne however was not satisfied and had whole scenes reshot and re edited,the finished product was a mish mash of styles with the Duke trying to play a Cowboy in Japan.