The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)

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

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.

Cast (8)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

John Wayne

Townsend Harris

Eiko Ando

Okichi

Sam Jaffe

Henry Heusken

So Yamamura

Governor Tamura

R

Ryuzo Demura

Thug (uncredited)

T

Takeshi Kumagai

(uncredited)

F

Fuyukichi Maki

(uncredited)

Kodayu Ichikawa

(uncredited)

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