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Yamada Takayuki in Akabane, Kita, Tokyo

2015 · 1 season

A loose, playful meta-comedy where a famous actor wanders a real neighbourhood, gently blurring fiction and life.

Created by
Nobuhiro Yamashita, Tetsuaki Matsue
Genres
Drama
Starring
Takayuki Yamada, Toru Seino, Nobuhiro Yamashita
Overview
Mockumentary drama series is about popular actor Takayuki Yamada, who follows the events from the manga "Tokyo-to Kita-ku Akabane" while searchig for inspiration. He goes to Akabane, Tokyo, and meets with the real characters from manga living there. Also he meets with manga author Toru Seino and his friends Go Ayano, Kyosuke Yabe, Hitoshi One, musician Kazuya Yoshii..

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Created by
Nobuhiro Yamashita, Tetsuaki Matsue
Genres
Drama
Starring
Takayuki Yamada, Toru Seino, Nobuhiro Yamashita
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • art
  • friendship
  • celebrity
  • media
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
drama
Created by
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Starring
Takayuki Yamada, Toru Seino, Nobuhiro Yamashita, Kazuya Yoshii, Kyosuke Yabe, Go Ayano, Hitoshi One
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 30 min each
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