Is The Great Passage violent?

No. Less violent than 92% 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 Great Passage scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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 Great Passage easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% 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.

Does The Great Passage end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% 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 Great Passage sad?

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 Great Passage

Name: The Great Passage
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 133 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Joe Odagiri, Haru Kuroki, Misako Watanabe

Will The Great Passage ever be completed?

Directed by Yuya Ishii

Produced by Little More, TV Tokyo

2013133 min7.2 / 10

A warm, cerebral workplace drama about an eccentric lexicographer finding purpose and belonging through the meticulous, decades-long labor of building a dictionary.

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.

Clusters

Founders and Visionaries Slow Character Dramas Workplace Movies Sarcastic Comedies Period Setting By Decade

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Workplace Dictionary Socially Awkward 1990s

Questions people ask

Is The Great Passage violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The Great Passage scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Great Passage easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Does The Great Passage end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is The Great Passage sad? 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.

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