TV series

Shotenin Michiru no Mi no Uebanashi

2013 · 1 season

A quiet bookstore clerk's sudden fortune turns into a slow, tense spiral of suspicion and moral compromise.

Overview: The drama is based on a novel by Sato Shogo called ‘Minoue Banashi‘. Its story revolves around a bookstore clerk named Michiru who unexpectedly wins the 200,000,000 Yen (2.5 million USD) lottery. Consequently, she starts to get involved in unpredicted betrayals and murder.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Greed, betrayal, crime, corruption
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
betrayal
crime
corruption
fate
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none