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The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958 · 105 min

A slow, earnest culture-clash drama with a tender romance, offering quiet tension and melancholy rather than action.

Tagline: The geisha girl they sent to love and to destroy the barbarian from the west!
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, romantic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, love, class
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
love
class
power
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild