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From the Northern Country

1981–1982 · 1 season

A gentle, slow-moving family drama that lets you settle into small-town life and watch children grow through quiet hardship.

Genres
Family
Overview
Narrated by the son, Jun, the tale follows the lives of two children torn between their parents and their parents' divorce. Jun, and his sister Hotaru, grow and mature - willingly and sometimes forcibly - in the harsh climates of Hokkaido, learning the ways of life through their interaction with the folk of Furano.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, coming-of-age, parenthood, isolation
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    family
    Created by
    Shigemichi Sugita, Takuji Tominaga, Yoshiaki Yamada
    Starring
    Kunie Tanaka, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Nakajima, Koichi Iwaki, Miyuki Matsuda, Takeo Chii, Mayumi Shimizu, Hideji Ōtaki
    Length
    1 seasons, 24 episodes, 45 min each
    Network
    Fuji TV
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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