TV series

Tiger and Dragon

2005 · 1 season

A gentle, offbeat blend of gangster grit and stage comedy that sneaks up on you with warmth and quiet heartbreak.

Tagline: Don't make me cry. I want to make you laugh.
Overview: A young yakuza thug apprentices with an indebted comic "rakugo" performer, whose not-so-fashionable son runs a clothes shop in the Harajuku backstreets.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, absurd and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Found family, art, redemption, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
art
redemption
identity
family
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild