Der Barbar und die Geisha (1958)
1856 reist der amerikanische Diplomat Townsend Harris als US-Gesandter nach Japan, um mit der Regierung ein Handelsabkommen zu schließen. Seine Mission erweist sich als schwierig, da die Bewohner und die politisch Verantwortlichen dem "Barbaren" feindlich gesinnt sind. Die junge, schöne Geisha Okichi wird als Spionin auf ihn angesetzt und verliebt sich in Harris.
Der Regisseur: John Huston
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John Wayne as Townsend Harris |
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Eiko Ando as Okichi |
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Sam Jaffe as Henry Heusken |
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Sô Yamamura as Governor Tamura |
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Ryuzo Demura as Thug (uncredited) |
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Takeshi Kumagai as (uncredited) |
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Fuyukichi Maki as (uncredited) |
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市川小太夫 as (uncredited) |
| Writing | Charles Grayson | Writer |
| Camera | Charles G. Clarke | Director of Photography |
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Writing | Ellis St. Joseph | Story |
| Production | Eugene Frenke | Producer |
| Editing | Stuart Gilmore | Editor |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Costume Design |
| Art | Don Greenwood Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Camera | Arthur Gerstle | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | 衣笠貞之助 | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | 弘津三男 | Technical Supervisor |
| Crew | 犬塚稔 | Dialogue Coach |
| Costume & Make-Up | Web Overlander | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | W.D. Flick | Sound |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Joseph E. Rickards | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Warren B. Delaplain | Sound |