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Sanadamaru

2016 · 1 season

A patient, dignified historical chronicle that rewards attention with slow-building political tension and quiet family devotion.

Created by
Koki Mitani, Takafumi Kimura
Genres
Drama
Starring
Masato Sakai, Yo Oizumi, Masao Kusakari
Overview
Spanning over 50 episodes, we follow the historical fiction of the Sanada clansmen as they plotted and fought their ways to survive the changing political alliances during the Warring States Period of Japan.

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Created by
Koki Mitani, Takafumi Kimura
Genres
Drama
Starring
Masato Sakai, Yo Oizumi, Masao Kusakari
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • war
  • power
Places
  • countryside
  • military
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Koki Mitani, Takafumi Kimura
Written by
Koki Mitani
Starring
Masato Sakai, Yo Oizumi, Masao Kusakari, Yoshino Kimura, Masami Nagasawa, Atsuko Takahata, Haru Kuroki
Music
Takayuki Hattori
Length
1 seasons, 50 episodes, 50 min each
Network
NHK
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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