TV series

Daddy Sister

2016 · 1 season

A gentle, heartfelt daily serial that follows a family through hardship with steady warmth and quiet perseverance.

Overview: In 1930 and as a young child, Tsuneko Kohashi lives at Enshu in Shizuoka Prefecture. She has a happy life with her parents and two younger sisters. Things change after her father dies from tuberculosis. Her father asked Tsuneko Kohashi to take care of the family in his place. Due to financial difficulties, her mother Kimiko decides to move the family to Tokyo where Tsuneko's grandmother lives.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, coming-of-age, work
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
coming-of-age
work
ambition
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none