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Swimming in the Dark

2017 · 1 season

A gentle, offbeat charmer that balances loneliness and warmth with quiet, quirky humour.

Created by
Toshio Tsuboi, Izuru Kumasakai
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Teppei Arita, Tsubasa Honda, Kento Kaku
Overview
Yuji Tomioka is a 38-year-old single man who has never dated a woman. He works the night shift as a security guard at a supermarket. He experiences loneliness during this time. One night, during a shooting star, he wishes to have friend. A mysterious neighbor, Azusa Hada, appears in front of him. They fall in love, but Yuji's life changes.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Toshio Tsuboi, Izuru Kumasakai
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Teppei Arita, Tsubasa Honda, Kento Kaku
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • love
  • isolation
  • identity
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
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Written by
Izumi Takahashi
Starring
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Music
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Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 23 min each
Network
TBS
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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