The Barbarian and the Geisha
“The geisha girl they sent to love and to destroy the barbarian from the west!”
DramaRomance
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.
VIBE
A visually stunning, deeply romantic epic. It feels like a grand, sweeping historical romance, tinged with melancholy and the quiet dignity of a man caught between duty and a forbidden love in a foreign land.
melancholicromanticwistfulpoignantslow-burnhistorical dramaepic romancecinematiccultural clashforbidden lovedutyloneliness
japangeishaconsul19th century
