Does The Barbarian and the Geisha end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Barbarian and the Geisha easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Barbarian and the Geisha violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Barbarian and the Geisha sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Barbarian and the Geisha scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Barbarian and the Geisha

Name: The Barbarian and the Geisha
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1958
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6
Cast: John Wayne, Eiko Ando, Sam Jaffe, So Yamamura, Ryuzo Demura

The geisha girl they sent to love and to destroy the barbarian from the west!

Directed by John Huston

Produced by 20th Century Fox

1958105 min6.0 / 10

A mid-century romantic drama set in 19th-century Japan, exploring cross-cultural love and diplomatic tension between East and West.

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.

Clusters

Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Love Beyond Time and Flesh Long-Distance Love Stories Wartime Romance East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Japan Geisha Consul 19th Century

Questions people ask

Does The Barbarian and the Geisha end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is The Barbarian and the Geisha easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is The Barbarian and the Geisha violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Barbarian and the Geisha sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is The Barbarian and the Geisha scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.