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Love Generation

1997 · 1 season

A breezy, heartfelt office romance that coasts on charm, bickering chemistry and a warm nineties glow, easy to sink into.

Created by: Tatsuaki Kimura, Hiroyuki Ninomiya
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Takuya Kimura, Takako Matsu, Seiyo Uchino

Tagline: True love never runs smooth.
Overview: Love Generation revolves around the relationship of the two leading protagonists, Katagiri Teppei and Uesugi Riko, who begin their relationship as squabbling colleagues before falling in love.

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Created by: Tatsuaki Kimura, Hiroyuki Ninomiya
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Takuya Kimura, Takako Matsu, Seiyo Uchino

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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
work
family
identity
betrayal
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	8
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, comedy
Created by: Tatsuaki Kimura, Hiroyuki Ninomiya, Kozo Nagayama
Written by: Taeko Asano, Masaya Ozaki
Starring: Takuya Kimura, Takako Matsu, Seiyo Uchino, Risa Junna, Norika Fujiwara, Mitsuru Hirata, Hiroyuki Kishi, Takashi Inoue
Cinematography: Masayuki Kawada
Length: 1 seasons, 11 episodes, 52 min each
Network: Fuji TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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