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As If In Flight

1990 · 1 season

A stately, talk-heavy historical chronicle that rewards patience with a sweeping sense of a nation being remade.

Created by
Ryōtarō Shiba
Genres
Drama
Overview
Historical drama about the life of Saigō Takamori and his involvement with the Meiji Restoration.

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Ryōtarō Shiba
Genres
Drama
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • betrayal
    • loyalty
    • ambition
    • war
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Ryōtarō Shiba
    Starring
    Toshiyuki Nishida, Takeshi Kaga, Hideki Takahashi, Yūzō Kayama, Kōen Okumura, Kirin Kiki, Naoto Ogata, Noriko Sakai
    Length
    1 seasons, 48 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    NHK
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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