TV series

Marumo's Story

2011 · 1 season

A gentle, heartwarming watch about an unlikely family, balancing everyday humour with tender moments of loss and belonging.

Overview: Marumo no Okite is a Japanese television series which premiered on Fuji TV on April 24, 2011. This television series stars Sadao Abe as Mamoru Takagi, a public relations officer with a stationery company. It also stars child actors Fuku Suzuki and child actress Mana Ashida as Mamoru's late friend Jun-ichiro's twin children. The television series was broadcast as part of the Fuji TV's Dramatic Sunday time slot, which airs every Sunday from 9pm to 9:54pm.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, light and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Found family, family, parenthood, grief
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
family
parenthood
grief
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none