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Weekend Marriage

1999 · 1 season

A slow, uneasy study of sibling jealousy that keeps you squirming as quiet comparisons curdle into open warfare.

Created by
Takashi Fujio, Tatsuya Ikezawa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hiromi Nagasaku, Yuki Matsushita, Toru Nakamura
Overview
Yoko always seems to say and do the right thing and has forever been the center of attention. Her younger sister, Tsukiko, having been compared to her sister since birth cannot help but feel inferior. Yoko has benefited from this situation for so long that she expects it to last forever. However, when Tsukiko's career takes a turn for the better and she gets engaged, Yoko feels that she must somehow sabotage her sister's success since her own career and marriage are not faring well. Tsukiko decides to defend herself, and the resultant feud threatens to ensnare their family and loved ones.

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Created by
Takashi Fujio, Tatsuya Ikezawa
Genres
Drama
Starring
Hiromi Nagasaku, Yuki Matsushita, Toru Nakamura
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • 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
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Takashi Fujio, Tatsuya Ikezawa, Akimitsu Sasaki
Written by
Makiko Uchidate
Starring
Hiromi Nagasaku, Yuki Matsushita, Toru Nakamura, Hiroshi Abe, Ikki Sawamura, Ayako Kawahara, Shigeru Kōyama, Junkichi Orimoto
Music
Tatsuya Murayama
Cinematography
Masahiko Omi
Length
1 seasons, 14 episodes
Network
JNN
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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