The film was shot primarily on location in Japan. John Wayne as America's first consul to Japan arrives in accordance with agreements resulting from Perry's gunboat diplomacy.1. The filming in studios shall be done in studios located in Japan or the. What do Japan's Blue Sky Library, Malaysia's answer to John Wayne, and the first recorded composer from New Zealand, all have in common? The Eagle uses sky writing to make threats against a corporation. Nathan Gregory owns a traveling fairground and is thought to be the Eagle. Around the time the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Wayne was not the bigname actor we remember him being today. Take it from a huge fan that's seen most of his movies. Temple University, Japan Campus is the oldest and largest American University in Japan. The work moves swiftly despite interference from Japanese snipers, and soon construction is complete.