TV series

Madame Butterfly

2011 · 1 season

A slow, sorrowful period romance that lingers on heartbreak and quiet cultural collision, demanding patience but rewarding with emotional weight.

Tagline: The last samurai's daughter
Overview: Like the opera, the story is set in Nagasaki in the early 1900s. It portrays the ups and downs of a young woman known as Butterfly, who lost her parents at a young age and has become an apprentice geisha. She later meets a naval officer and gets married, though the officer intends for the marriage to last only while he is stationed in Nagasaki.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, betrayal, isolation, class
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
betrayal
isolation
class
gender
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild