TV series

Lipstick

1999 · 1 season

A tender, melancholic coming-of-age drama about damaged young people finding connection in a confined, institutional setting.

Overview: Hayakawa Ai commits a crime which lands her in a correction facility for juveniles. There she meets & becomes firm friends with four other delinquents & falls in love with one of the wardens, Ariake Yu, an artist with secrets....
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, romantic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, found family, isolation, redemption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
found family
isolation
redemption
love
Places: prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild