The Barbarian and the Geisha followed Townsend Harris (Wayne) on the night before the Meiji Restoration in Japan. The U.S. government sent him to serve as U.S. consul to Shimoda. However, the village ...
Oscar-winning actor John Wayne almost left the set of one of his box office failures early because he didn't like the filmmaker's direction. The Barbarian and the Geisha takes place on the night ...