The Barbarian and the Geisha Page #2
- TV-G
- Year:
- 1958
- 105 min
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eating this sowbelly and hardtack...
is an envoy extraordinaire
from President Pierce.
Well, we haven't entirely
wasted our time, sir.
We fixed up this house...
learned something about their agriculture,
the winds, the weather.
But I didn't come here to be a carpenter...
nor to gain information
for the Agriculture Department.
My instructions
from President Pierce were, quote:
- "To treat with the Emperor of"...
- Pardon me, Mr. Harris.
- The Shogun, not the Emperor.
- All right.
"To treat with the Shogun of Japan...
"on the subject of their entry
into the free community of nations. "
Well, treat with him?
I haven't been able to get
anyplace near him.
And Tamura is stalling.
He hasn't sent my credentials to Edo...
- and he has no intention of doing so.
- But this is a difficult post, sir.
- One has to be patient.
- Patience won't bring Commodore Perry...
nor a battleship to back us up.
We've been patient for five months.
We're so far off the beaten path, we can't
get a message to or from Washington.
I'm beginning to wonder if they care.
Sam, get me my coat.
Mr. Harris, I wouldn't do anything hasty.
I have eaten all the salt pork
that I intend to.
Our first callers.
What is it, Henry?
From the Governor. An invitation to dine.
Mr. Envoy, tomorrow night, no salt pork.
They want to show you a geisha game.
All right.
I am grateful to Your Excellency
for a most delightful party.
Given, I take it,
to celebrate your recognition...
There has been no word from Edo
about your status, Mr. Harris.
Then why am I so honored?
I have sympathy for a man alone
in a strange country.
Alone, yes. But I have with me
the spirit of many million Americans.
Your Excellency,
if word does not come soon...
I might be tempted to go to Edo to get it.
You'd never get past the barrier.
Outside the gate of the Forbidden City
are the skulls of many uninvited guests.
I've crossed some thousands of miles
of sea and storms to get this far.
Do you think a few skulls will deter me
Ask her what she's doing here at this hour.
- Well?
She is here to make our existence
less troublesome.
Thank her, and send her home.
Wait. She can be useful.
The Governor wants to know about us,
and we want to know about Japan.
The room in the back, she can use that.
Tell her she can stay.
And then tell her to lift her head.
I waited for his footsteps...
the door to open upon the huge man.
My heart was beating with terror,
but all was silent.
It was a house of many mysteries.
I told him about the seeds, the shells.
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