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Deceiving Idol

2012 · 1 season

A light, playful comedy about leading a double life, with gentle laughs and a warm look at identity.

Created by
Futoshi Sato
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
The story revolves around the 38-year-old Shijimi Usa (Watanabe), who is a high school classical literature teacher. Her students are mean to her, but they do not realize that she has another identity. Outside of school, she lies about her age to be active as the super popular 17-year-old Idol Singer Mayu Watanabe, whom the students adore. The show aired on TV Tokyo on Fridays starting from January 13, 2012 to April 7, 2012 with 12 episodes.
How it feels
Light, whimsical, satirical and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Identity, deception, celebrity, work
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Created by
Futoshi Sato
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
Futoshi Sato
Starring
Mayu Watanabe, Hitomi Takahashi, Tamae Ando, Tadashi Sakata, Keisuke Kaminaga, Ryuya Wakaba, Mika Komori, Misaki Iwasa
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 30 min each
Network
TV Tokyo
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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