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.
Unfortunately the movie The Barbarian and the Geisha is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | John Huston | Director |
| Production | Eugene Frenke | Producer |
| Writing | Ellis St. Joseph | Story |
| Writing | Charles Grayson | Writer |
| Camera | Charles G. Clarke | Director of Photography |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Stuart Gilmore | Editor |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Don Greenwood Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Costume Design |
| Camera | Arthur Gerstle | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Hugo Friedhofer | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Web Overlander | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Joseph E. Rickards | Assistant Director |
| Sound | W. D. Flick | Sound |
| Sound | Warren B. Delaplain | Sound |
| Directing | Teinosuke Kinugasa | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Minoru Inuzuka | Dialogue Coach |
| Crew | Mitsuo Hirotsu | Technical Supervisor |
