The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958 · 105 MIN · IMDB 5.8 · 2,280 VOTES · DIR. John Huston
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 643 lines
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00:00:54 It began on the night of the Oban festival...
00:08:11 Townsend Harris.
00:11:37 Home, sweet home.
00:15:51 the treaty was made under the threat of Commodore Perry's guns.
00:17:46 Finally, a message arrived.
00:19:25 We're so far off the beaten path, we can't get a message to or from Washington.
00:25:26 Thank her, and send her home.
00:30:01 when some man paid her "pillow money," as they call it.
00:32:44 Now watch closely.
00:38:32 Bring the flag, Henry.
00:43:04 It swept the village like wildfire.
00:49:59 She's sleeping. It's not cholera, thank God.
00:52:25 Of course, you can never tell when that first ship will...
00:57:33 when the two of us ride into Edo.
01:03:00 I greet you on behalf of our Shogun.
01:07:21 Your Excellency.
01:13:18 We ask that you take your rightful position among the community of nations...
01:15:13 There are no geisha girls in America, Okichi.
01:18:14 get black men, and bring them back as slaves?
01:22:17 I could have said, "Not being murdered because you disagreed with people."
01:24:19 and Lord Hotta counted more open fans than closed ones.
01:28:01 I was his to command.
01:30:07 "Fortunate is the woman who rises in morning...
01:37:07 I must live by those beliefs.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed643
Dialogue density6.1 lines / min
First line00:00:54
Final line01:37:07
Production Record
DirectorJohn Huston
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,280