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 Mikado easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% 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 Mikado end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 Mikado 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.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.

The Mikado

Name: The Mikado
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Music
Released: 1939
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Martyn Green, Sydney Granville, John Barclay, Kenny Baker, Jean Colin

Directed by Victor Schertzinger

Produced by General Film Distributors, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

193991 min7.0 / 10

A buoyant, music-driven romantic comedy built on absurdist premises and theatrical artifice, where forbidden love and comic entanglement resolve into happiness.

In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of the Mikado in a month's time, Ko-Ko finds a suitable victim in Nanki-Poo, who is distraught over his unrequited love for the maiden Yum-Yum. Nanki-Poo agrees to sacrifice his life if he is allowed to spend his remaining days with Yum-Yum, who is betrothed to Ko-Ko.

Clusters

Fun Lighthearted Comedies Ridiculous Plots, Genuine Emotion Con Artist Karma East Asian History & Culture Lies And Disguises

Genres

Romance Comedy Music

Keywords

Japan Forbidden Love Musical Based On Play Or Musical Minstrel Whitewashing Independent Film Yellowface

Questions people ask

Is The Mikado scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Mikado easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does The Mikado end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Mikado violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Mikado sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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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