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Dangerous Sister

2005 · 1 season

A glossy, heartfelt family melodrama that leans on sacrifice and sibling devotion, pulling you along with emotional ups and downs.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Misaki Itō, Mirai Moriyama, Yumiko Shaku
Overview
Ito Misaki stars as the number-one cabaret/hostess club girl. Hailing from the Miyazaki countryside, she has been told since her youth that all she has is a beautiful face. Her brilliant younger brother (played by Moriyama Mirai) who aims to become a doctor, is her only pride. For his sake, she is willing to put up with all sorts of hardships in a display of unconditional love.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Misaki Itō, Mirai Moriyama, Yumiko Shaku
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • class
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Misaki Itō, Mirai Moriyama, Yumiko Shaku, Mari Hamada, Yuta Hiraoka, Nana Eikura, Hisako Manda, Masanobu Takashima
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 60 min each
Network
Fuji TV
Languages
Japanese

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