Soap jô: Nama shaku awamamire

A quirky, low-key softcore comedy-drama that ambles through family friction and small-time troubles with a wry, faintly sad smile.

Directed by

Satoru Kobayashi

Starring

Yûki Emoto, Kyôko Kazama, Tomomi Aizawa

Overview

Heihachiro runs an izakaya designed to look like a graveyard—a display of bad taste that thoroughly exasperates his daughter, Yukiko. She faces another problem, too: Heihachiro refuses to consent to her marriage to her boyfriend, Hatori. Meanwhile, Heihachiro goes to repay a debt to Catherine, a sex worker from whom he had borrowed money for his shop's renovation—funds originally left by her late mother. However, he discovers that Catherine has had the money stolen by Fukuda, the president of a real estate company...

How it feels

Absurd, satirical, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Family, class, betrayal, love

Content

Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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