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The Barbarian and the Geisha

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

1958 · 1 h 45 min
Directed by John Huston
AdventureDramaHistoryRomance

Cast

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Plot

Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to open Japan to trade, and falls for a geisha.

Sinekatalog’s take

John Huston's historical drama, with John Wayne, is handsome but stiff, and the casting is odd.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 5.8 / 10 (2,444 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.