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Before You Become a Memory...

2004 · 1 season

A quiet, emotionally tangled drama about grief and shifting loyalties that asks you to sit with complicated feelings.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Nao Saeki (Arisa Mizuki), a successful stylist, is engaged to her caring fiancé, Kazuya Yuki (Tetsuji Tamayama). However, her life changes when her sister Miho dies overseas under mysterious circumstances, leaving her husband, Mitsuhiko Mochizuki (Kippei Shiina), with memory loss. Nao decides to take care of Mitsuhiko and his son, Yusuke. As they live together, Nao's feelings start to shift, growing beyond mere sympathy. As she struggles with her emotions for Mitsuhiko and her commitment to Kazuya, unexpected complications arise, especially when Mitsuhiko begins to regain his memory.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Grief, memory, family, love
Content
Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Starring
    Arisa Mizuki, Kippei Shiina, Ai Kato
    Music
    Yukie Nishimura
    Length
    1 seasons, 11 episodes
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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