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Manten

2002–2003 · 1 season

A gentle, unhurried daily ritual that quietly follows a woman chasing a modest dream, warm and encouraging without much drama.

Genres
Drama
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Japanese TV series or program

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • work
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Starring
Nobuko Miyamoto, Kiyoshi Hikawa, Katsuhisa Namase, Jun Kaname, Atsuko Asano, Takashi Fujii, Mao Miyaji
Length
1 seasons, 150 episodes, 15 min each
Network
NHK G
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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