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House of Five Leaves

2010 · 1 season

A quiet, atmospheric historical drama that unfolds slowly, trading action for mood and character, leaving a lingering sense of melancholy.

Created by
Kotomi Deai, Yoshihiro Oka
Genres
Animation, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Daisuke Namikawa, Takahiro Sakurai, Yuuya Uchida
Overview
Rônin Akitsu Masanosuke is a skilled swordsman, but his personality often causes him to be let go from his job. One day he encounters Yaichi, the leader of a group calling itself "Five Leaves" and takes a job from him as a bodyguard. Though he is worried about their intentions, he feels there is something more to the group and agrees to work with them.

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Created by
Kotomi Deai, Yoshihiro Oka
Genres
Animation, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Daisuke Namikawa, Takahiro Sakurai, Yuuya Uchida
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • identity
  • crime
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, mystery, crime
Created by
Kotomi Deai, Yoshihiro Oka, Ryuichi Kimura
Written by
Tomomi Mochizuki
Starring
Daisuke Namikawa, Takahiro Sakurai, Yuuya Uchida, Masaya Takatsuka, Fuyuka Ono
Music
Kayo Konishi, Yukio Kondo
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 23 min each
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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