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Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
46 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles GraysonWriter
- John HustonDirector
- Hugo FriedhoferOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John WayneTownsend Harris
- Eiko AndoOkichi
- Sam JaffeHenry Heusken
- So YamamuraGovernor Tamura
- Ryuzo DemuraThug (uncredited)
- Takeshi Kumagai(uncredited)
- Fuyukichi Maki(uncredited)
- Kodayu Ichikawa(uncredited)
Stills
Themes
japangeishaconsul19th century