The Barbarian and the Geisha

Year: 1958

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: English

Director: John Huston

RomanceDrama

In 1855 Townsend Harris is dispatched by President Pierce as the United States’ first Consul‑General to Japan. Upon arriving he confronts fierce anti‑foreign sentiment, while a young geisha, assigned to win his affection, becomes his guide and lover, intertwining diplomacy with a forbidden romance.

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