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The Barbarian and the Geisha

6.119581h 45mNRMovieDramaRomance

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.

DirectorJohn Huston
WritersCharles Grayson·Ellis St. Joseph
ProducersEugene Frenke·Darryl F. Zanuck

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Availability shown for Australia · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by John Huston

JWJohn Wayne
John Wayne
Townsend Harris
EAEiko Ando
Eiko Ando
Okichi
SJSam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe
Henry Heusken
SYSo Yamamura
So Yamamura
Governor Tamura
RD
Ryuzo Demura
Thug (uncredited)
TK
Takeshi Kumagai
(uncredited)
FM
Fuyukichi Maki
(uncredited)
KIKodayu Ichikawa
Kodayu Ichikawa
(uncredited)

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